Gangwha County Governor Yu Cheon-ho Holds Candid Dialogue with Seodo-myeon Residents

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] Gangwha County Governor Yu Cheon-ho held a candid dialogue with residents on the 22nd at the Seodo-myeon Office conference room, directly explaining the implementation plan for the 'Jumun Village Sewerage Management Project' and listening to residents' opinions.

Attending the meeting were County Councilor Park Yong-chul, Gangwha-Ongjin Branch Manager Lee Su-geun of Korea Rural Community Corporation, Chairman Lee Man-sik of the Gyeonggi North Province Fisheries Cooperative, and Chairman Hwang Ui-hwan of Seogangwha Agricultural Cooperative.

Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "Once the Jumun Village Sewerage Project is completed, individual household sewage treatment facilities can be eliminated, which will suppress insect breeding and prevent polluted water from being discharged into the West Sea, helping improve the village's residential environment and marine ecosystem," adding "Starting with this project, we will do our best to realize the 'Seodo-myeon Short-term Development Plan.'"

The 'Jumun Village Sewerage Management Project,' based on the 'Seodo-myeon Short-term Development Plan,' is an undertaking to install a small-scale sewerage treatment facility (processing capacity of 70㎥/day), 3.43km of sewage pipes, and 106 drainage facilities on Jumun Island by July 2024 with an investment of 7.088 billion won. It is expected that the removal of pollution sources will help preserve the marine ecosystem in urban areas and improve the living environment.

In particular, the 'Seodo-myeon Short-term Development Plan' was prepared in August to promote development of the underdeveloped Seodo area, which is separated from the main island by sea routes and mostly bound by the Demilitarized Zone and military protection zones, and to improve residents' income and living standards.

The plan is a regional development initiative with an investment of 108.4 billion won, including ▲2 projects in the quality-of-life sector (3 billion won) ▲6 projects in the tourism sector (2.3 billion won) ▲5 projects in infrastructure expansion sector (102.2 billion won) ▲4 projects in other sectors (0.8 billion won).

Main contents include ▲comprehensive management of Daebin Beach, Dwitjangsul Beach, and Salgos Port ▲creation of premium Nadil hiking trail courses ▲creation of wild rose premium streets in front of Apjangsul Beach ▲management of Bonggusan hiking trail and creation of rest areas ▲construction of ticketing booth and public restroom at Salgos Wharf ▲opening of direct-sale markets for agricultural and specialty products ▲expanded distribution of regional specialty foods ▲holding visiting cultural performances ▲creation of welfare, culture, and tourism spaces in Boleum Island ▲expansion of access road to Boleum Island tourism base ▲expansion of access road to Jumun Island tourism base ▲public sewerage expansion project.