Hwacheon County Officially Proposes to Attract Gangwon Government Office and Satellite City Again: "Optimal Site for Balanced Development"

Hwacheon County and County Council Hold Press Conference
Gancheok-ri in Gandeong-myeon Proposed as Site for Government Office and New City
County Offers Over 1.1 Million Square Meters of Land, Emphasizes Optimal Location

Hwacheon County and the Hwacheon County Council have once again expressed their intention to attract the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province government office and its satellite city.

Choi Moonsoon, Hwacheon County Governor, and Ryu Heesang, Hwacheon County Council Chairman, held a press conference on the 22nd at Hwacheon County Office expressing their intention to attract the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province satellite city. Provided by Hwacheon County

Choi Moonsoon, Hwacheon County Governor, and Ryu Heesang, Hwacheon County Council Chairman, held a press conference at the county office on the 22nd, announcing their hope to bring the provincial government office and a new city to county-owned land in Gancheok-ri, Gandeong-myeon.

This was the second such press conference since 2019. Hwacheon County and the County Council stated that they have not received any response to the proposal for attracting the government office, which they submitted to the province on December 6, 2021, and urged the authorities to promptly reply with the results of their review, even though four years have passed.

They further requested that, if relocating the government office is not possible, the Gancheok-ri area in Gandeong-myeon, Hwacheon County-recognized for its justification for balanced regional development and its optimal location-be actively considered as a candidate site for the construction of a satellite city.

The county-owned land in Gancheok-ri, Gandeong-myeon, proposed by Hwacheon County, spans over 1.1 million square meters (330,000 pyeong), which is more than 44 times the size of the current provincial government office site.

According to the Urban Planning Act, most of this land is classified as a planned management area, making it available for immediate use for constructing the government office and developing a satellite city.

Additionally, the site is located just 21 kilometers from the current provincial government office and only 1.6 kilometers from Hwacheon Station on the East-West High-Speed Railway.

With the opening of the Baehworyeong Tunnel, access to and from the expressway via the Chuncheon Outer Ring Road has also become more convenient.

Furthermore, Hwacheon County and the County Council argued at the press conference that relocating the government office and satellite city to Hwacheon would serve as a symbolic project for balanced development in the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province.

They also expressed their willingness to actively participate in nearby residential land development, apartment construction, and improvements to living conditions.

In particular, they promised to provide Hwacheon-style educational support services at the highest national level for residents who would move to the area due to the government office relocation and new city construction, including full university tuition and housing support, scholarships for those admitted to the world’s top 100 universities, operation of community care centers for elementary, middle, and high school students, and opportunities for overseas study programs.

Choi Moonsoon, Hwacheon County Governor, emphasized, "Relocating the satellite city to Hwacheon is not only in line with balanced development, but is also the optimal alternative with the most compelling justification for improving administrative efficiency and the convenience of provincial residents."

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