Lee Sang-geun, Mayor of Goseong County, Gyeongnam, announced the direction of the county administration for 2025 and the three core promotion strategies at the 2nd regular meeting of the 298th Goseong County Council on the 5th.
Mayor Lee set 2025 as the year to "renew Goseong and empower its residents," emphasizing that during the second half of the 8th elected term, he will achieve changes that residents can directly feel.
Mayor Lee stated that the first half of the 8th term laid the foundation for the growth of Goseong's future industries, and in the second half, he plans to focus on completing resident-centered changes. Specifically, the three strategies are ▲ Completing the transformed Goseong ▲ Construction of SK City ▲ Establishment of an ecological tourism city.
To complete the transformed Goseong, 176.7 billion KRW will be invested to complete major facilities such as a youth hostel, park golf course, and healing park within the first half of the year. Additionally, the urban regeneration projects in the Songhak Ancient Tomb District and Seongnae District will be finalized, and the KTX Goseong Station area development project will be accelerated.
For the construction of SK City, 220.4 billion KRW will be invested to create an industrial complex city based on Gyeongnam’s first Opportunity Development Special Zone in the Yangchon and Yongjeong districts, and facilities related to the drone industry will also be activated.
To transform into an ecological tourism city, 161.1 billion KRW will be invested to develop tourist sites utilizing ecological resources around Jaran Island and Madong Lake, through which Goseong aims to establish itself as the center of healing tourism in South Korea.
Mayor Lee concluded his policy speech by saying, “Despite the government’s fiscal tightening and external environmental conditions, we secured the largest-ever national and local government subsidies in Goseong County’s history through the passion of 50,000 residents and our public officials. I ask for your unwavering support and encouragement to complete Goseong County’s pending projects and major policy initiatives.”
Meanwhile, Goseong County submitted the initial 2025 budget proposal totaling 693.2 billion KRW to the Goseong County Council, securing the largest amount of national and local government subsidies in its history.
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