Goo Inmo, Geochang County Mayor Candidate, Meets with 30 Youths... Promises to Improve Settlement Conditions

"I Will Make Geochang a City Where Young People Want to Stay"

Focused Discussions on Jobs, Housing, and Settlement Conditions

Independent candidate Goo Inmo, running for Geochang County Mayor, met with local youths for an open and candid discussion on the future of Geochang and the direction of youth policies.

On May 18, Goo held a youth policy roundtable at his Geochang-eup campaign office, attended by around 30 local youths, including students from the National Changwon University Geochang Campus and youth activists.

The roundtable was organized to directly hear the practical concerns of young people amid the risk of population decline in the region, and to reflect highly relevant youth policies in campaign pledges. Unlike traditional, formal discussions, the event focused on free-flowing Q&A and open debate.

[Photo by Candidate Gu Inmo's Election Office] Gu Inmo, candidate for Geochang County Governor, is taking a commemorative photo with local youths at the "Youth-Friendly City Geochang Youth Policy Meeting" held at the Geochang-eup Election Office on the 18th.

During the meeting, participants raised a range of issues faced by young people trying to settle in the area, including the lack of quality jobs, the need to ease housing burdens, expansion of youth culture and leisure infrastructure, and revitalization of joint programs between local universities and governments. They also proposed areas for improvement.

Some attendees specifically called for practical measures such as improving public transportation convenience and installing additional streetlights for the safety of students in the Gajiri area.

In response, candidate Goo mentioned that Geochang had been selected as a "Youth-Friendly City" among local governments nationwide, and pledged to further expand policies that enable young people to settle in the area with stability.

He stated, "Creating a virtuous cycle that connects university admission, education, employment, and local settlement is key to Geochang’s future development," adding, "We will expand youth-tailored jobs by linking the resources of local universities, such as the National Changwon University Seochang Campus and Korea Lift College, with the elevator cluster industry."

He continued, "We will lay the foundation for young people to pursue their dreams by expanding the Youth Nuri Housing program for residential stability and activating the Youth Start-up Support Center. By thoroughly reviewing today’s suggestions, we will deliver policies that transform Geochang from a place youth leave to a vibrant city where young people want to live."

Meanwhile, Goo Inmo’s election office stated that they plan to actively incorporate the variety of youth opinions shared at the roundtable into future policies and pledges, further strengthening the foundation for Geochang as a youth-friendly city.

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