Pyeongchang-gun held a 2025 work plan report. Pyeongchang-gun held a 2025 work plan briefing in the conference room of the county office on the 7th, with County Governor Shim Jae-guk, Vice-Governor Lim Seong-won and other department heads in attendance.
The briefing session was held to share major achievements by department in 2024 and major work plans for 2025 and discuss matters for collaboration between departments.
The county’s major achievements in 2024 include ▲successfully hosting the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics ▲completion of the Jangam Mountain Natural Recreation Forest and Wood Culture Experience Center ▲selection of a pilot area for the Pyeongchang-type special education development zone (securing KRW 7.9 billion in national funding) ▲construction of a senior center and senior citizen’s association branch office in Pyeongchang-eup ▲ Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province’s first special health checkup support for elderly farmers (778 farms) ▲Selected for the Gyechon Classic Art Village creation project (6 billion won in national and provincial funds secured) ▲Selected for the urban regeneration project to revive our neighborhood in Pyeongchang-eup (secured 5 billion won in government funds) ▲2024 Disaster Management Evaluation Presidential Citation ▲Stable establishment of the Hometown Love Donation System (6 billion donations) exceeded 100 million won).
In 2025, we plan to focus on creating jobs by strengthening the foundation for youth independence through youth support projects and linking specialized industries, and by attracting various training centers and public institutions in the region and expanding the supply of customized rental housing to attract population.
In addition, we plan to raise the status of Pyeongchang as an Olympic city by successfully holding the World Federation of Olympic Cities General Assembly in October, and to promote its development as an international sports city by utilizing the tourism resources of the Pyeongchang Olympic Theme Park and the Olympic legacy.
In addition, major tasks for 2025 include ▲launching of the Pyeongchang Tourism Foundation ▲promoting the construction of a small movie theater in Pyeongchang-eup ▲establishing a distribution center for agricultural products ▲realizing Pyeongchang-style free education (expanding support for full tuition and living expenses for college students) ▲establishing the Woljeong World Youth Meditation Center ▲supporting women whose careers have been interrupted Expansion ▲ Expansion of specialized frailty prevention and management projects ▲ Regional health care services Provision (expansion of business functions), etc. was reported.
Pyeongchang County Governor Shim Jae-guk said, “We will do our best to ensure that the major projects and pledged projects of the 8th popular election are completed in a timely manner and produce results, and the 2025 Pyeongchang County government will strive to make the residents of the county happy through people-centered policies.” “I ask you to do so,” he said.
Meanwhile, Pyeongchang-gun announced on the 7th that the project to establish a permanent measurement and management system for steep slopes (Jungri District) in the second half of 2024 was confirmed and secured 200 million won in special grant tax.
This project is to establish a forecast and warning system to identify the risk of collapse in advance by establishing an early warning system for regular measurement on slopes with a high risk of collapse. It has been confirmed that this project will be carried out in the steep slope section of Jung-ri, Pyeongchang-eup.
The military announced that it plans to complete the project by the end of this year, starting with detailed design, including installation of measuring instruments and control systems, in March this year with the secured disaster safety special grant tax of 200 million won.
Pyeongchang County Governor Shim Jae-guk said, “We will do our best to improve the residential conditions of local residents by establishing a measurement system for steep slopes and to make Pyeongchang County safe from disasters and disasters by preventing risk factors.”
Pyeongchang-gun will be recruiting instructors until January 22nd to operate foreign language classes for Pyeongchang-gun residents in 2025.
Pyeongchang-gun operates foreign language classes for residents to expand lifelong learning opportunities by providing foreign language education opportunities to residents, promoting self-development and capacity building.
Based on the demand survey conducted last December and the attendance rate over 24 years of operation, the county will open a total of 7 classrooms (4 English classes – Daehwa, Bongpyeong, Yongpyeong, Daegwallyeong / 3 Chinese classes – Pyeongchang, Bongpyeong, Jinbu) in 2025. It is planned to be operated.
The instructor application period will be conducted in person or by mail from January 13th to 22nd, and detailed information can be found on the Pyeongchang-gun Office website or the Pyeongchang-gun Lifelong Learning Center website.
Applications for learner classes for the 7 resident foreign language classes for which instructor recruitment has been completed will be accepted from mid-February to the end of February through the Pyeongchang-gun Lifelong Learning Center website. If the class application results are less than the minimum number of students (10 students) per class, the classes will not be opened. It may not be possible. All courses are free of charge, but you must cover your own personal expenses, including material and textbook fees.
Lee Hyun-jin, head of the County Human Resources Development Division, said, “We will strive to create Pyeongchang, a lifelong learning city that can provide various lifelong learning opportunities to residents, improve the quality of life for residents, and improve the competitiveness of the region.”
Economy Queen reporter Choi Hana photo Pyeongchang-gun
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