Ganghwa County Head Yu Cheon-ho Establishes Implementation Plan for 8th Term Election Pledges

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Ganghwa County announced on the 22nd that it has established implementation plans for 116 detailed projects across 8 sectors to realize County Head Yu Cheon-ho's 'Five Major Pledges for the 8th Term.'

To this end, the county held pre-review report meetings by department at the county office from the 20th to 22nd to concretize the implementation plans for the pledges.

County Head Yu Cheon-ho's Five Major Pledges for the 8th Term promised to county residents include: △Expansion of wide-area transportation networks, road infrastructure, and public transit △Enhancement of leisure facilities centered on villages △Customized welfare by life cycle delivered at the right time and place △Stable support for agriculture, livestock, and fishing industries, as well as small business owners and youth employment and entrepreneurship support, protection of residents' property rights △Expansion of tourism infrastructure.

The county thus prepared 116 detailed implementation plans across 8 sectors during this report meeting to fulfill the pledges.

Detailed implementation projects by sector include: △12 projects in regional development △12 projects in industry, economy, and job creation △12 projects in roads and transportation △15 projects in agriculture, fisheries, and livestock △24 projects in culture, sports, and tourism △10 projects in education and youth △23 projects in welfare △8 projects in living environment improvement.

The county plans to monitor pledge project implementation progress on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, and share detailed project implementation status with county residents through the county office website.

In particular, to resolve long-standing community projects such as △the Ganghwa-Gyeyang Expressway construction △the Yeongjeong-Shindo-Ganghwa Mainland Connection Bridge construction △the extension of the Seoul-Gimpo-Ganghwa railway △the expansion construction of National Route 48 from Masong to Ganghwa, the county plans to strengthen cooperation with Incheon City and external agencies, while directly meeting with National Assembly members and central government ministers to establish breakthrough solutions.

Additionally, separate from pledge matters, the county plans to regularly identify administrative needs of county residents and prepare creative and differentiated measures in diverse sectors including △job creation △childbirth and childcare support △education support △improvement of residential and settlement conditions △island connectivity △regional development in special circumstances to invigorate the region and enhance resident satisfaction.

County Head Yu Cheon-ho stated: "Each pledge project is an important priority project," adding "As a county head who keeps promises and whose capabilities are proven, I will think only of county residents' happiness and create pathways where none existed to propel Ganghwa County forward."