Yeongwol County Moves Swiftly from Early in the Year... Launches Campaign to Persuade Central Government on Local Pending Issues

On February 9, Yeongwol County in Gangwon Province visited central government ministries to hold meetings with officials, launching an all-out effort to resolve local pending issues.

Choi Myeongseo, county governor, and Yeongwol County officials met in succession on the 9th with officials from the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to explain the region's pending projects. Provided by Yeongwol County.

On that day, County Governor Choi Myungseo and Yeongwol County officials met in turn with officials from the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to explain and discuss local priority projects. They also urged the ministries to maintain continuous interest so that these projects can be reflected in the government budget proposal.

First, in order to smoothly promote large-scale projects that require substantial fiscal resources, such as the Advanced Industry Core Mineral Materials Complex and the Creation of Yeongwol Fourth Agro-Industrial Complex, which will determine the course of the region's future industries and the livelihood economy, they proposed that the general local allocation tax, which is an autonomous financial resource, be provided to the maximum extent possible. In addition, they raised the active provision of special local allocation tax as a key agenda item, both to create a safe residential environment and to respond to disaster and safety demands.

They also kept up efforts to prepare for the era of expressways. They discussed together the progress of the Jecheon–Yeongwol Expressway Construction Project, for which full-scale construction is scheduled to begin in 2026, and actively proposed that all routes in the region, including Section 3 of National Route 31 between Yeongwol and Bangnim, that are included in the integrated preliminary feasibility study for the Sixth National Highway and National Local Highway Construction Plan be fully reflected.

Following this visit to central government ministries, the county announced plans to simultaneously strengthen close cooperation and networks with related institutions such as the National Assembly and Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, and stated that it will continue its broad-based efforts to realize the goal of "Completing the Southern Gangwon Hub City."

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