Hwaseong City Rolls Up Sleeves to Secure National and Provincial Funding for 2024

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City has begun its drive to secure national and provincial funding for the coming year.

On the 26th, the city held a '2024 National and Provincial Funding Acquisition Task Force Progress Report Meeting' at the city hall situation room, discussing projects linked with the central government and Gyeonggi Province, as well as plans for new project development and national and provincial funding acquisition.

The National and Provincial Funding Acquisition Task Force is headed by Jung Seung-ho, Director of Planning and Coordination, with Lee Taek-gu, Director of Budget and Legal Affairs, as vice director. The task force comprises 12 departments: the Budget and Legal Affairs Division, Policy Planning Division, Future Vision Division, External Cooperation Office, Road Division, Advanced Transportation Division, Construction Division, Bus Innovation Division, Railroad Strategy Division, Sewerage Division, Water Quality Management Division, and Resource Circulation Division.

Accordingly, the city plans to secure 1.3282 trillion won in national and provincial funding for a total of 26 projects, including 455 billion won for the Indeokwon-Dongtan Double-Track Railroad Construction Project, 331.5 billion won for the Sinansan-Line Double-Track Railroad Project, and 21.7 billion won for the Hwaseong Ujeong-Hyangnam National Route Construction Project.

Jung Seung-ho, Director of Planning and Coordination, stated, "In preparation for rising prices and economic downturn, we will systematically prepare to reduce the city's financial burden and secure high-quality national and provincial funding," and added, "We will actively communicate not only between departments but also with related agencies."