Ganghwa County Happiness Center Construction Project on Track at 87% Completion Rate

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] Ganghwa County announced on the 17th that the final construction work for the Ganghwa County Happiness Center (hereafter "Happiness Center"), a multipurpose facility where all county residents can enjoy leisure and cultural activities, is progressing smoothly ahead of its December completion.

The Happiness Center, a neighborhood commercial complex, is being constructed with a project budget of 19.9 billion won to become a building with 2 underground levels and 6 above-ground floors with a total floor area of 8,968 sq.m. Construction began in November of last year, and the project is currently at 87% completion rate with a target completion date next month.

The Happiness Center will feature △on the 1st floor: agricultural product sales area, village restaurant, and cafe △on the 2nd floor: the best children's indoor play facility in the Seoul metropolitan area △on the 3rd floor: urban regeneration center, village housing management office, fitness center, and filial piety experience hall △on the 4th-5th floors: toy rental shop, sewing room, yoga room, baking room, and cooking classroom △on the 6th floor: table tennis court, multipurpose hall, and soldier rest room.

△The 1st and 2nd basement levels will have 54 parking spaces, and to improve accessibility, a public parking lot with 67 spaces is being separately constructed on adjacent land with a project investment of 4.5 billion won.

County Chief Yu Cheon-ho stated, "Once the Happiness Center is completed, it will become a space for communication and healing where residents of all age groups can enjoy together as families, and a space for community exchange for the recovery of shared bonds," and added, "We will complete the project without any setbacks so that all county residents can benefit from cultural welfare services."