"Desirable and Leading Cheongsong," Yoon Kyung-hee, Cheongsong County Governor, Presents Next Year's Vision in Policy Speech

Yoon Kyung-hee, the mayor of Cheongsong County, presented the direction for county administration in 2025 during the 276th regular session of the Cheongsong County Council held at the main conference hall on December 2.

Yoon Kyung-hee, the governor of Cheongsong County, is presenting the vision for next year through the policy speech. Photo by Cheongsong County

In her policy speech, Mayor Yoon highlighted the major achievements of the 2024 county administration, including being selected as the top grade in the pledge fulfillment evaluation, being recognized as an excellent county in the government joint evaluation, stable medical administration amid legislative conflicts, and selection for the rural agreement public project. She stated that the direction for the 2025 county administration would focus on building “Cheongsong, the first choice to live.”

Mayor Yoon emphasized the necessity of creating a farming environment that reduces production costs to realize prosperous Cheongsong agriculture that aligns with the value of agriculture. She said, “We will reduce production costs by supporting the establishment of multi-axial flat orchards, distribution of stemless apples, production of leafless apples, and smart agriculture, and reduce distribution costs by introducing an online auction system.” She added, “To enhance elderly welfare, we will pilot projects such as the ‘Happy Meal Project for Seniors at Senior Centers’ and operating senior centers with lunch support five days a week, as well as home-delivered meals for the elderly, customized care services for seniors, and provide high-quality medical services to make Cheongsong a senior-friendly city.”

She also expressed her commitment to policies that create a virtuous cycle in the local economy. “To increase residents’ economic and consumption satisfaction, we will issue Cheongsong Love Currency, build youth villages and Jinbo public rental housing, develop forest leisure and sports resorts, foster smart agriculture, create a complex cultural district, and operate the apple festival to better support the local economy,” she said.

Along with this, she promised to create comfortable and convenient living spaces that restore rural charm and enhance the value of Cheongsong. She emphasized, “We will solidly promote the Cheongsong-eup rural hub revitalization project, Jinbo Jinan district urban regeneration New Deal project, Cheongsong Geumgok district urban regeneration recognition project, and undergrounding of power lines in Jinbo, Andeok, and Hyeonseo. Through the rural agreement project, we will establish the Together Nuri Complex Center in Jinbo-myeon and create basic living hubs desired by residents in Juwangsan-myeon and five other myeons to build a Cheongsong where people want to live.”

The 2025 budget prepared by Cheongsong County to build “Cheongsong, the first choice to live” amounts to 498.6 billion KRW. This is a 5.1% increase from the previous year’s initial budget, consisting of 445.2 billion KRW in the general account and 53.4 billion KRW in the special account.

The budget by major sectors includes 115.5 billion KRW for agriculture, 109.8 billion KRW for education, social welfare, and health, 77.9 billion KRW for the environment, 29.9 billion KRW for culture and tourism, and 165.5 billion KRW for public safety and regional development.

Mayor Yoon said, “Raising the living, welfare, and economic satisfaction of rural residents must be the most urgent policy. We will implement agricultural policies that reduce production costs to create prosperous Cheongsong agriculture, realize trustworthy Cheongsong welfare and a virtuous cycle in the local economy, and establish an urban environment that enhances the value of rural areas to build Cheongsong, the first choice to live.”

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