Kim Gwang-yeol, Yeongdeok County Governor, Reveals 2025 County Administration Aspirations in Press Conference

Six Key Priorities and Field-Oriented Communication Administration
A Commitment to a New Leap Forward

Kim Gwang-yeol, the mayor of Yeongdeok County, held a New Year's press conference on the 20th at the county office's main conference room to present the vision for county administration, including last year's major achievements and this year's key policies, welcoming the new year of Eulsa.

Kim Kwang-yeol, the governor of Yeongdeok County, is expressing his aspirations for the 2025 county administration at a press conference. Provided by Yeongdeok County

First, Mayor Kim cited last year's achievements such as △ being selected as Gyeongbuk's first 'K-Wellness City' △ ranking first in the province for living population in the second quarter △ receiving awards including the Presidential Citation for Youth Village Merit, the Best Award in the National Local Government Job Competition, and the Gyeongbuk Energy Award △ designation of the East Coast National Geopark as an ecological tourism area by the Ministry of Environment △ ranking first in integrated hometown love donation fundraising among cities and counties in the province △ achieving a grade 3 in the comprehensive integrity evaluation for the first time in 12 years.

He continued by stating that through strategic responses to government public projects during his term, a stable local finance with an upward trend every year was established, and emphasized that this year, with a secured budget of 617.1 billion won, key tasks for the future of Yeongdeok will be steadily promoted.

The six key tasks presented by Mayor Kim for this year are △ revitalization of local tourism △ improvement of living conditions for residents △ sustainable development of agricultural and fishing villages △ nurturing future talents and creating a happy welfare Yeongdeok for all △ ensuring safety from disasters and accidents △ and revitalizing the local economy through securing new growth engines.

In particular, Mayor Kim expressed his vision to accelerate local tourism revitalization by leveraging solid transportation infrastructure such as the Donghae Jungbu Line railway, which opened this year, and the Pohang-Yeongdeok Expressway scheduled to open by the end of the year.

He also introduced that revitalizing local commercial districts through projects such as the reconstruction of Yeongdeok Market, installation of an arcade at Yeonghae Market, and modernization of Ganggu Market facilities, as well as significantly improving residents' living conditions and quality of life through urban regeneration New Deal projects and Our Neighborhood Revitalization projects, are the core of this year's county administration.

Furthermore, strengthening the competitiveness of agriculture, the foundation of the local economy, through rural hub revitalization projects, basic living base creation projects, and rural new vitality plus projects, and steadily promoting the smart fishery processing complex project and fishing village new vitality promotion projects to secure new marine growth engines will be the cornerstone for future growth engines, he emphasized.

In addition, by establishing a future talent training center and a youth training center, an environment will be created for the local future generation to grow and realize their dreams, and by building a senior welfare center, the quality of life for the elderly, who are the strong pillars of the region, will be guaranteed, achieving a welfare Yeongdeok where everyone is happy, he pledged.

Finally, Mayor Kim vowed to create a safe Yeongdeok where no resident is threatened in property or life from disasters by securing a total of 140 billion won including national funds for disaster prevention projects such as sewer maintenance priority management area projects, urban flood prevention projects, and comprehensive maintenance projects for flood and wind disaster living zones.

Mayor Kim Gwang-yeol said, “Based on the achievements so far, this year is an important time to take a step further for a better Yeongdeok,” and added, “To create a new Yeongdeok where all residents are happy, I will always communicate and empathize with the residents and realize the dreamed future Yeongdeok through field-centered administration.”

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