Cheongyang County Secures 131.1 Billion Won in South Chungcheong Balanced Development Project... Largest Ever

Two Additional Projects Selected... Accounts for 12.8% of the Total Project Budget

Cheongyang County has achieved its best-ever results by securing a total project budget of 131.1 billion won, after two additional projects (worth 19.7 billion won) were selected in the second phase, second round of the balanced regional development project promoted by South Chungcheong Province.

According to the county on April 29, following the securing of 111.4 billion won for six projects last year, this additional selection has enabled Cheongyang to secure the largest project budget among the 10 cities and counties in South Chungcheong Province. This amount accounts for 12.8% of the total project budget, which is 28.8 billion won more than the average per city or county, and 58.3 billion won more than the lowest-funded city or county.

The county plans to implement eight major projects: the construction of the Cheongyang General Industrial Complex Win-Win Support Center; the creation of the Baekje Culture Complex and Experience Village; the establishment of the Cheongyang Dream Smart Farm Training Center; the construction of a residential and cultural complex space for workers; the creation of a local food market and youth startup center; the establishment of an agri-food startup processing valley; the Win-Win Hope Care Plus project; and the establishment of a youth chef training center.

Through these projects, the county aims to drive regional innovation across various sectors, including industry, tourism, youth entrepreneurship, agriculture, and welfare.

In particular, a complex cultural space for industrial complex workers and residents will be created in Sinwon-ri, Bibong-myeon, and the Baekje Culture Complex and Experience Village will be established in the Cheonjangho District of Jeongsan-myeon. In addition, a Dream Smart Farm Training Center will be set up to nurture young farmers.

The county expects the projects to generate approximately 140 billion won in production inducement, 56 billion won in value-added inducement, create 835 jobs, increase the number of stay-type tourists by 100,000 annually, directly create 130 jobs, and result in more than 45 new startups.

The annual income of farms participating in the smart farm and food plan projects is targeted to increase by more than 10 million won.

A county official stated, "This achievement is the result of planning and refining these projects together with county residents, rather than being led solely by the administration," and added, "The county will shed its image of underdevelopment, build a self-reliant regional economic model, and be reborn as a clean city."

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