2025 New Year's Address Conveys Determination to Build a Dynamic and New Economic City
Park Nam-seo, Mayor of Yeongju City, announced the city’s administrative policies and vision for 2025 in his New Year's address for the Year of the Eulsa, expressing his hope that “the new year will be a year of leap forward for a bigger and newer Yeongju by strengthening the local economic foundation and implementing policies that citizens can truly feel.”
Despite difficult financial conditions, Yeongju City, which has entered the era of a 1 trillion won main budget for two consecutive years, plans to lead the local economic leap through large-scale projects such as attracting businesses and developing Yeongjuho, and to carry out city administration aimed at achieving groundbreaking changes that citizens can experience.
The city plans to further strengthen its status as an advanced future industrial city, enhance the competitiveness of the bearing industry, and focus on becoming a future-oriented self-sufficient city. Additionally, by actively utilizing Yeongjuho development, the natural beauty of Sobaeksan Mountain, and valuable local cultural heritage such as Buseoksa Temple, Yeongju aims to establish itself as a representative stay-type tourist destination in northern Gyeongbuk where culture and nature harmonize.
Mayor Park expressed his commitment to agricultural policies, stating, “We will solve housing issues for farmers by expanding the introduction of foreign seasonal workers and building dormitories, and strengthen the distribution competitiveness of fruit farmers by constructing a fruit hub distribution center.”
Policies to improve local residential conditions will also be promoted. Through the successful creation of the Regional Vitality Town, selected in last year’s contest, housing facilities for youth and newlyweds as well as sports and complex community spaces will be provided. He added that the “Saving Our Neighborhood” project in Sangmang-dong will improve the aging environment of the old downtown area.
The city will also implement various policies to enhance citizens’ quality of life, such as opening an urban planning road from Gahung New Town to the Tax Office intersection, promoting the station area urban regeneration New Deal project to revitalize commercial districts, developing Gahung Park, creating a wood culture experience center, and establishing the Guhak Park Treetop Skywalk as a nature-friendly resting space.
The city expects that the policies to be implemented in the new year will not only improve the living standards of local residents but also lay the foundation for a city where the population that left returns and where everyone wants to live.
Mayor Park said, “Through various policy efforts, we will achieve changes and development that citizens can feel and lead sustainable regional development. I ask for your support so that, with the spirit of 불여인화 (不如人和, harmony over superiority), we can overcome internal and external difficulties through harmony and cooperation and achieve Yeongju’s change and development.”
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