Ganghwa County Receives Excellence Award in National Basic Local Government Leaders' Manifesto Competition

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] Ganghwa County received an Excellence Award in the Climate and Environment sector at the ‘2021 National Basic Local Government Leaders' Manifesto Excellence Cases Competition’ jointly hosted by the Korean Manifesto Practice Headquarters and the Incheon Research Institute.

The Manifesto Excellence Cases Competition is held annually in years without local elections to discover excellent cases of basic local government leaders' pledges and policies, and to share solutions to regional problems and future alternatives.

A total of 376 cases were submitted from 159 basic local governments nationwide in this competition. After selecting 209 cases through the first round of document screening, a second round of online non-face-to-face assessment was conducted on the 8th, and seven outstanding cases by sector were finally selected.

Ganghwa County proclaimed 2021 as the inaugural year of a clean, trash-free, and pleasant living environment, and received the Excellence Award for its climate and environment policies, including ▲installation of recycling neighborhood plazas ▲mandatory separation and storage facilities for household waste in multi-unit dwellings ▲installation of surveillance cameras in habitual dumping areas ▲creation of clean flower beds in habitual dumping areas ▲citizen participation and residents' awareness enhancement ▲creation of urban parks in daily life, which were highly evaluated.

Meanwhile, among the current 94 election-period 7 pledges, 72 have been completed, 13 are progressing normally, and 9 are in long-term progress, with an overall fulfillment rate of 87%. Except for long-term projects requiring comprehensive support from the central government, all sectors are proceeding smoothly. Projects currently underway include ▲tourism resource development of Hwagae Mountain in Gyeongdong ▲construction of happiness centers ▲creation of Namsan, Buksan, and Gwanchung neighborhood parks ▲establishment of the Forest of Wisdom public library ▲Ganghwa-eup urban regeneration revitalization project and 12 other projects, all scheduled to be completed within the election-period 7 tenure.

County Commissioner Yu Cheon-ho of Ganghwa County stated, “This Excellence Award is a meaningful evaluation achieved through the joint efforts of all county residents,” and added, “We will fulfill our promises to the residents to achieve the development of Ganghwa that all residents hope for during the election-period 7 term.”