Spring in April…Kim Tae-heum keeps his promise, ‘We will become Korea’s best luxury goods market’

Temporary market opens three months after the January fire… Unusual speed + compensation ‘eye-catching’
Seocheon Special Market Temporary Market opens on the 25th… Construction of the main market is planned to be completed before Chuseok next year

Last January, a fire engulfed the Seocheon Special Market in South Chungcheong Province, causing market merchants and Seocheon residents to spend a particularly cold winter.

About three months after the fire, a temporary market was opened and Seocheon Special Market, which welcomed spring again, announced a new start.

Following the contribution of Governor Kim, who emphasized ‘speed’ and ‘quality’ in the restoration of damage to the Seocheon Special Market, the painful scene was rebuilt in an unusually short period of time.

[관련기사]Tae-heum Kim visits Seocheon Special Market and merchants burst into applause – Report dated April 4, 2024

[관련기사]Kim Tae-heum, ‘Seocheon Specialty Market will create the best fish market in the country’ – Report dated April 4, 2024

Even though it is not a legal requirement to declare a disaster area, Governor Kim even took out the governor’s discretion card and urgently changed the ‘Chungnam Provincial Disaster Relief Fund Operation Plan’ to implement livelihood stabilization funds, while also engaging in the so-called ‘making money’ and collecting donations to cover actual expenses. The shortfall in compensation, etc. was made up.

[관련기사]Why did Seocheon Special Market Mayor Kim Tae-heum mention ‘governor discretion’? – Report dated January 30, 2024

[관련기사]Kim Tae-heum, ‘Seocheon Special Market, provides additional support for daily safety funds at the discretion of the governor… Speed ​​of recovery to daily life’ – Report dated January 30, 2024

Taking advantage of Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s social contribution purpose, the company requested participation and led an agreement with the goal of opening a temporary permanent market in April, emphasizing its will to restore daily life through press conferences and director meetings.

[관련기사]Tae-Heum Kim The key to recovering damage to the Seocheon Special Market is ‘speed + quality’ – Report dated February 7, 2024

[관련기사]Kim Tae-heum ‘Seocheon Specialty Market fire damage… active support in all ways’ – Report dated January 29, 2024

The fire response system at Seocheon Special Market in South Chungcheong Province was also fast. This is interpreted as immunity to disaster situations such as last year’s Hongseong forest fire and Buyeo and Gongju following torrential rain.

The temporary specialized market was created with a total project cost of 5.5 billion won, with a total floor area of ​​about 4,361 m2, a membrane structure of 2,700 m2, and a modular (two-story structure) of 1,589 m2.

▲A total of 226 stores, including 74 stores in the general building in the two-story modular structure, 149 stores in the agricultural and marine products and restaurant building in the membrane structure, and 3 stores in the general building in the container structure, entered the temporary specialized market and began full-scale operations.

At 2 p.m. on the 25th, South Chungcheong Province Governor Kim Tae-heum, Chungcheongnam-do Provincial Council Chairman Jo Gil-yeon, Seocheon County Mayor Kim Ki-woong, Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups Ki-woong Oh, Rep. Jang Dong-hyuk (People Power Party, Chungcheongnam-do Boryeong and Seocheon) Kim Gyeong-jae, Seocheon County Council Chairman Jeon Ik-hyeon (Democratic Party of Korea, Seocheon 1) .Shin Young-ho (People Power Party, Seocheon 2) held an opening ceremony for the temporary market with over 2,000 people in attendance, including South Chungcheong Province lawmakers and local residents.

Governor Kim Tae-heum expressed his gratitude, saying, “Today was possible because everyone from all over the country was with us.”

He continued, “(January 22nd) After receiving the report at dawn when the fire broke out, how did you respond when a fire broke out in another area, and how did you provide support to the affected merchants? Find out all the details and report the plan at dawn. So, I came down here in the morning and received a report, and while I was supplementing what I needed to improve, I still can’t forget the look on their faces when I met our merchants.” He added, “Also, on that day, President Yoon Seok-yeol came down, and in the process of preparing, I noticed some shortcomings. “The merchants were disappointed,” he said.

At that time (the afternoon of the 23rd), after President Yoon visited the Seocheon Specialty Market, the merchants who could not meet the President continued to express their anger, and Governor Kim, who was on his way to Naepo, turned around and met with the merchants again and began to persuade them.

[관련기사]President Seok-yeol Yoon visits the site of the fire at Seocheon Special Market… Tae-heum Kim proposes ’17 billion won in special education tax’ – Report dated January 23, 2024

Then, on the morning of the 30th, a press conference was held in the provincial government briefing room to announce follow-up measures following the fire at Seocheon Specialty Market. At 2 p.m., in the process of visiting merchants at Seocheon Specialty Market and personally revealing follow-up plans, merchants applauded and said, “The governor is the best.” ‘ Governor Kim responded, ‘Last time you said it wasn’t the best…’ and smiled.

[관련기사]South Chungcheong Governor Kim Tae-heum revealed in ‘Governor is the best’ – Report dated January 30, 2024

[관련기사]Governor Kim Tae-heum meets with merchants affected by Seocheon Special Market and announces ‘follow-up measures’ – Report dated January 30, 2024

The topic on which South Chungcheong Province, Seocheon County, and merchants came together amidst disagreement and controversy was ‘speed.’

Governor Kim said, “I failed to become a member of the National Assembly twice, and thanks to you all, I became a member of the National Assembly three times. For the past 20 years, I was worried that people would not understand the character of Kim Tae-heum, ‘Once he makes a promise, he keeps it.’ (I was a little disappointed) .) Can you believe it now?” He said, “In the case of Seomun Market, there was a fire in 2016, and it has been 9 months since the temporary market started, and the main market has not even started yet.”

He continued, “Seocheon Special Market will complete the main market within 1 year and 6 months and create not just a market, but the best luxury fish market in Korea.” He added, “Just as we have worked together so far, we will all work together to achieve good results.” “Let’s try our best,” he said.

Meanwhile, the reopening of the temporary market was announced for the first time in three months at an unusual speed following the fire at Seocheon Special Market that occurred last January.

South Chungcheong Province and Seocheon County plan to invest 40 billion won to complete the construction of the Seocheon Special Market before Chuseok next year.

/Reporter Lee Chal-woo

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