Boseong-gun Selected for 'Agricultural and Industrial Complex Package Support Contest'

Selection of Miryeok Agricultural and Industrial Complex, Total Project Cost 7.5 Billion Won

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 25th that it has been selected for the ‘2024 Agricultural and Industrial Complex Package Support Project’ organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

With this selection, Boseong-gun will invest project funds into the Miryeok Agricultural and Industrial Complex, which was completed and has been operating since 1993. The secured project budget is 5.7 billion KRW from national and provincial funds, with a total project cost of 7.5 billion KRW.

Aerial view of Miryeok Agricultural and Industrial Complex in Boseong-gun Photo by Boseong-gun

The core projects include the ‘Youth Culture Center Construction’ and the ‘Beautiful Street Creation Plus Project.’

To promote projects centered on actual users, Boseong-gun collected opinions on necessary facilities and environmental improvements from resident companies and workers in the Miryeok Agricultural and Industrial Complex in January.

Additionally, through coordination with the Miryeok Agricultural and Industrial Complex Resident Companies Council and related organizations, they discussed revitalization measures for the complex and discovered collaborative projects, thereby preparing a plan to revitalize the Miryeok Agricultural and Industrial Complex through consultations with multiple institutions.

Based on this, the conceptual plan for the Youth Culture Center includes a multipurpose youth culture room, a support center for foreign workers, a cafeteria, a book cafe, and an administrative office on the first floor; and 10 residential studio rooms and a resting area on the second floor.

In particular, by newly establishing residential studio rooms, it is expected to encourage workers commuting from other regions and foreign workers to reside within the area, contributing to population growth and revitalization of the local economy.

As part of the Beautiful Street Creation Plus Project, improvements will be made to roads and parking lots within the agricultural and industrial complex, expansion of green spaces, and reinforcement of nighttime lighting facilities. The project aims to develop spaces that serve as rest areas for workers during the day and as everyday healing spaces for local residents’ walks and exercise at night.

A Boseong-gun official stated, “Through this project, the expansion of public support facilities will help improve the management environment of resident companies and working conditions for workers. In particular, we will strive to improve the working environment for foreign workers who find it difficult to adapt to Korea’s working conditions by providing various support services.”

Kim Cheol-woo, Governor of Boseong-gun, said, “To increase the added value of Boseong-gun, which has grown centered on the primary industry, linkage with the secondary industry is very important. Currently, Boseong-gun’s agricultural and industrial complexes are 100% leased, and additional complexes are being developed, showing continuous growth in the secondary industry. We will continue this trend by discovering and promoting various support projects to create a business-friendly environment.”

Meanwhile, the ‘Agricultural and Industrial Complex Package Support Project’ has been implemented since 2022 in line with the revitalization measures for agricultural and industrial complexes announced at the 2021 National Policy Coordination Meeting. The project supports at least two of four types of projects?Youth Culture Center Construction, Remodeling of Closed or Suspended Factories, Renewal of Aging Factories, and Beautiful Street Creation Plus Project?over four years.

Boseong-gun’s ‘Constructed Agricultural and Industrial Complex Package Support Project,’ selected in 2022, is currently designing a complex cultural center and beautiful street creation project with a budget of 4.8 billion KRW. Construction is scheduled to begin in July this year and complete in the second half of 2025.

Boseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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