Yeoncheon Governor Kim Deokhyun Proposes Key Local Issues to Ministry of the Interior and Safety

Governor Kim Deokhyun Proposes Key Issues to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety
Calls for Inclusion of Metropolitan Population-Declining Areas in Local-First Policies
Yeoncheon County Seeks Prompt Guidelines for Opportunity Development Zone Applications

Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 1st that Governor Kim Deokhyun attended the "Ministry of the Interior and Safety - Population Declining Areas Policy Meeting" held at the Sejong Convention Center on the 29th, where he proposed key local issues to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

Kim Deokhyun, the governor of Yeoncheon County, attended the "Ministry of the Interior and Safety - Population Declining Areas Policy Meeting" held at the Sejong Convention Center on the 29th and proposed key local issues to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Provided by Yeoncheon County

On this day, Governor Kim Deokhyun requested that population-declining areas within the Seoul metropolitan area be included in the government's local-first policies for balanced growth, and urged Minister Yoon Hojoong of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to promptly establish metropolitan guidelines for applying for the Opportunity Development Zone.

At the policy meeting, the Minister of the Interior and Safety, heads of population-declining local governments, the acting president of Korea Railroad Corporation, and representatives from SOCAR Inc. attended to share major government policies such as the expansion of the Local Extinction Response Fund, and discussed practical measures to attract population inflow and revitalize regions facing population decline.

In particular, Yeoncheon County, through the Council of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads of Population-Declining Areas, conveyed eight proposals to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, including expanding autonomy such as supporting ordinary expenses through the Local Extinction Response Fund and the re-designation of population-declining areas.

Governor Kim Deokhyun stated, "I ask the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to maintain policy connectivity so that the four metropolitan cities and counties of Yeoncheon, Gapyeong, Ganghwa, and Ongjin-population-declining and border regions that are making special sacrifices-are not excluded from the government's comprehensive local extinction response policies. I look forward to a hopeful future for population-declining areas, created together by the central government, local governments, and the private sector, and ask that guidelines be established as soon as possible so that Yeoncheon County can apply for the Opportunity Development Zone within this year."

Meanwhile, Yeoncheon County is implementing projects funded by the Local Extinction Response Fund, such as creating a multi-purpose rest area utilizing the abandoned Gyeongwon Line and establishing multi-purpose residential spaces for young people, to expand the resident population and improve living conditions. The county is also responding to the population decline crisis by utilizing various government policies for population-declining areas, including the Second Home Special Act.

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