Daejeon Mayor Lee Jangwoo Visits Lawmakers to Request 'National Funding Support' for Key City Projects

Requests Include Support for Public Children's Rehabilitation Hospital Operations
and Creation of Webtoon IP Advanced Cluster

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, visiting the Budget and Accounts Special Committee Subcommittee meeting room (Photo by Daejeon City)

On November 20, Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, visited the National Assembly to meet with both ruling and opposition lawmakers and requested "national funding support" for Daejeon's key projects for the coming year.

He began by meeting with Han Byungdo, Chairman of the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, Lee Jaegwan, a member representing the Chungnam region on the subcommittee, and subcommittee members Kang Seunggyu, Kim Daesik, Kim Kiwoong, and Cho Junghoon. He then visited the subcommittee meeting room in the main building, where he appealed to all 15 subcommittee members for active support for Daejeon's major ongoing projects.

From the left, Assemblywoman Hwang Jeonga and Daejeon Mayor Lee Jangwoo (Photo by Daejeon City)

Afterwards, he visited the offices of People Power Party lawmakers Yoon Jaeok, Yoon Youngseok, Kim Heejung, Jeong Jeomsik, Kim Miae, Seo Jiyeong, and Park Juntae, as well as the office of Assemblywoman Hwang Jeonga, a local member of the Budget and Accounts Special Committee, to request cooperation on securing next year's national budget and other regional issues.

From the left, Jang Donghyuk, Leader of the People Power Party, and Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon (Photo by Daejeon City)

Finally, he met with the People Power Party leadership, including Jang Donghyuk, Party Leader; Song Eonseok, Floor Leader; and Kim Doeup, Policy Committee Chair, to explain Daejeon's major projects and request their special interest and support.

During his meetings with lawmakers from both parties, Mayor Lee Jangwoo stated, "Support from the central government is absolutely essential for Daejeon to take a significant leap forward," and asked, "Please cooperate so that as much national funding as possible can be allocated to Daejeon's key projects."

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, explaining major ongoing projects in Daejeon to Han Byungdo, Chairman of the Budget and Accounts Committee (Photo by Daejeon City)

The Daejeon projects for which Mayor Lee requested increased national funding include: ▲ (New) Support for the operation of the Public Children's Rehabilitation Hospital (2.96 billion won) ▲ (New) Creation of a Webtoon IP Advanced Cluster (1.5 billion won) ▲ (New) Support for the 3.8 Democratic Uprising Memorial Foundation (500 million won) ▲ (Ongoing) Construction of Urban Railway Line 2 Tram (an increase of 20 billion won, for a total of 200 billion won).

Mayor Lee Jangwoo said, "Although it is difficult to secure government funding due to the government's fiscal soundness policy, I will do my utmost to secure national funding through bipartisan cooperation with lawmakers during this visit."

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