Pyeongtaek City Selected for 2022 Living SOC Complex Development Project by the Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff...Secures 3.3 Billion Won in Government Funding

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 1st that the 'Sinjang-2 District Administrative Complex Cultural Center Construction Project' has been selected as a finalist for the 'Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff-led 2022 Living SOC Complex Development Project Competition,' securing 3.3 billion won in government funding.

The Living SOC Complex Development Project is an initiative to comprehensively develop two or more living-proximity social infrastructure facilities including childcare, medical, welfare, education, culture, and sports facilities that enhance residents' convenience in their daily lives.

The Sinjang-2 District Administrative Complex Cultural Center, scheduled to begin construction next year and be completed by 2024, will have a total floor area of 5,443 square meters with one basement level and three above-ground floors. It is planned to include ▲a community center ▲a living culture center ▲residential parking (119 spaces), and is expected to alleviate parking shortages and meet citizens' diverse cultural needs.

Meanwhile, Pyeongtaek City's 'Pyeongtaek Neulchan Childcare Center' construction project was selected in the 2021 Living SOC Complex Development Project competition, securing 804 million won in government funding, with completion scheduled for December of next year.