Taean County Secures 4 Billion KRW in Special Grants This Year...Boost for Key Projects

Manliponia Safety Education Center Construction Project Budget, etc.

The groundbreaking ceremony of Manrifonia Marine Leisure Safety Education Center held on March 19. / Taean-gun

Taean County in Chungnam, which has been putting all its efforts into securing government funding, has achieved a total of 4 billion KRW in special grants this year.

The county announced on the 30th that it has secured a total of 2.2 billion KRW in special grants for four projects, including 500 million KRW for the construction of the Mallifornia Marine Leisure Safety Education Center, as well as funds for the installation of disaster safety electronic boards and road user protection facilities in Wonbuk-myeon.

In the first half of the year, the county also received a total of 1.8 billion KRW in special grants, including 1 billion KRW for the "Restoration and Maintenance of the Southeastern Wall of Taean Eupseong" to establish the history and value of Taean Eupseong, and 800 million KRW for the "Restoration of the Retaining Wall at Taean Fire Station" due to heavy rain damage.

The Mallifornia Marine Leisure Safety Education Center project is a facility aimed at establishing Mallipo, known as the only surfing point on the west coast, as a mecca for surfing. It will be built at 1145 Uihang-ri, Sowon-myeon, near Mallipo Beach, with construction having started last March and completion scheduled for 2026.

Aerial view of the Malliponia Marine Leisure Safety Education Center in Taean-gun, Chungnam. /Taean-gun

The center will have a total floor area of 4,347 square meters, consisting of one underground and two above-ground floors. It will house various surfing-related facilities such as a surfing training center, swimming pool, changing rooms, showers, and theoretical and practical training rooms, as well as Korea's best surfing infrastructure, including a diving training pool up to 12 meters deep that can be observed from outside. A total of 27.6 billion KRW will be invested, and the recent acquisition of special grants will further accelerate the project.

In addition, the county has also secured special grants for disaster safety needs, including the installation of disaster situation electronic boards (800 million KRW), road user protection facilities in Wonbuk-myeon (500 million KRW), and the maintenance of the Sindoo District disaster-prone area in Taean (400 million KRW), which is expected to greatly contribute to the creation of a "Safe Taean."

A county official stated, "With the recent acquisition of special grants, various projects to address local issues are expected to proceed smoothly," adding, "We will continue to make efforts to secure government funding, including special grants, in the future."