Nonsan Mayor Baek Seonghyeon: "This Year Will Mark a Turning Point for Innovation with Rapid Progress"

In Year-End Address, Vows to Make Concerns for Nonsan's Livelihood the Source of Municipal Progress

SungHyun Baek, Nonsan Mayor

On the 30th, Baek Seonghyeon, Mayor of Nonsan City, Chungnam, stated, "This year, the city has continuously created turning points of innovation with rapid progress."

In his year-end address, Mayor Baek said, "Domestic and international situations have been turbulent, and heavy rain and heat have far surpassed previous records, causing difficulties. Despite many changes and crises, the unwavering support of citizens has greatly strengthened our city administration."

He then cited this year's achievements, including △final approval of the Nonsan National Defense Industrial Complex △designation as a Defense Logistics Industry Opportunity Development Zone △establishment of the Defense Future Technology Research Center △selection of Konyang University as the only Glocal University leading the K-Defense Industry in Chungnam, and securing 100 billion won in national funding.

Mayor Baek explained, "With the lifting of the forest protection zone at Tapjeongho, a private sector preferred negotiator has been selected, and efforts are accelerating to create a stay-type resort. The green light has been given for the development of Tapjeongho."

He added, "We were also selected for the smart livestock complex project to resolve the long-standing issue of livestock odor in Gwangseok-myeon, a problem that has persisted for 30 years."

He particularly emphasized, "At the overseas expo held in Bangkok, Thailand, 350,000 global tourists gathered, agricultural specialty festivals broke box office records, and the Nonsan Clean Strawberry Special Zone was selected as the nation's only outstanding special zone in the agricultural sector."

He also self-evaluated, "We have devoted all our efforts to fulfilling long-standing wishes of civil society, such as supplying city gas to Ganggyeong-eup, urban regeneration projects in the old downtown, and opening children's water play facilities, and have achieved tangible results."

He said, "This year, Nonsan has been rediscovered and its value is steadily rising. This is not coincidence, but the inevitable result of attentive administration. I will weave this inevitability into history."

He pointed out, "Nonsan has long been undervalued compared to its inherent value. Although it has defense infrastructure and excellent geographical conditions, we have not been able to turn these into economic benefits."

However, he emphasized, "Now, the central government, businesses, and young people are paying attention to Nonsan. This is evidenced by corporate investment agreements worth hundreds of billions of won and the recruitment of new employees by defense companies, which attracted about 3,000 applicants this year."

He continued, "Let us leave behind unproductive conflicts and old practices, and together consider where the path to Nonsan's survival lies and where the hope for future generations is. I promise to make these concerns the driving force for the city's development."

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