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The Yeongcheon City Council in North Gyeongsang Province conducted a two-night, three-day benchmarking tour of Gangwon Province from Wednesday to Friday, visiting advanced facilities to gather policy insights for local challenges.
The trip was organized ahead of the council's second regular session to sharpen lawmakers' skills in local legislation and budget review, and to develop practical policy alternatives for key issues facing Yeongcheon.
On the first day, the group visited the Taebaek Gadeoksan Wind Power Plant to examine a resident-participation investment and profit-sharing model, exploring how a similar cooperative framework could be applied to the planned Gogyeong wind power complex project. The delegation also attended a practical seminar on administrative investigations and budget and settlement reviews to strengthen their oversight capabilities.
On the second day, the council visited the Gangneung Resource Recycling Center, where waste incineration heat is used to generate and sell electricity, to explore ways to improve energy efficiency at Yeongcheon's Green Environment Center. The group then inspected seasonal foreign worker dormitories at Hoengseong-gun's Dunnae Agricultural Cooperative to study models for operating agricultural worker housing and building a safety support network.
On the final day, the delegation visited the Yeongwol Radio Star Museum to examine how an idle space had been revitalized as a cultural and arts hub, drawing lessons for efforts to reinvigorate Yeongcheon's old downtown.
Yeongcheon City Council Speaker Ha Gi-tae said the council would draw on the best practices and legislative knowledge gained during the tour to deliver thorough oversight and productive policy proposals at the upcoming regular session.
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