Guinmo Geochang County Mayor Listens to Residents' Voices on Site in 'Communication Walk'

Listening to Residents' Long-standing Requests During Eup and Myeon Visits
Actively Reflecting Opinions in County Administration

Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held a communication session from the 6th to the 17th, visiting 12 eup and myeon to explain the county government's achievements and operational directions, and to listen to the voices of residents on site.

This communication event was held successfully with many residents attending, including village chiefs, heads of major institutions and organizations, and members of the residents' autonomy committee, in order to set development directions reflecting the characteristics of each region. The schedule started on the 6th in Gabuk-myeon and concluded on the 17th in Wicheon-myeon.

County Governor Gu In-mo is listening to the voices of the people on-site during the town and township tour.

In the report on the 2024 county government achievements and the 2025 operational directions, key accomplishments and major plans for this year were shared, including ▲selection for the preliminary feasibility study for relocating the Red Cross Hospital ▲selection of the Cheonsang Park site for the Geochang cremation facility and acceleration of its construction ▲completion of the east-west-north-south tourism belt to establish tourism infrastructure ▲realization of sports welfare involving everyone through the completion of the multipurpose gymnasium and the creation of the 2nd Sports Town ▲operation of the public seasonal worker system and construction of dormitories for agricultural workers. Additionally, a video documenting the major projects of the 8th local government term was shown, providing attendees with a great opportunity to see Geochang’s developed status at a glance.

County Governor Gu In-mo said, “Thanks to the great interest and support of the residents last year, the county government was able to operate stably, and the population ranked first among county areas in the province.” He added, “This year, we will steadily push forward projects such as the site development construction for the Geochang-type administrative medical town, reconstruction of Geochang Bridge No. 1 in the Kimcheon-ri natural disaster risk improvement district, and construction of the Cheonsang Park cremation facility. We will also actively reflect residents’ suggestions in county administration.”

Meanwhile, the county plans to actively address the long-standing projects proposed by residents during the dialogue sessions by having each relevant department conduct on-site investigations and review the appropriateness, methods, and timing of project implementation.

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