Gwangju City Calls for Candidates to Build Comprehensive Funeral Facilities...Significant Expansion of Resident Support

Expansion from 10 Billion KRW to 15 Billion KRW
Project Aiming to Open by 2030
Funeral Hall Operation Rights Added to Resident Profit Facility Rights

Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Bang Se-hwan) announced on the 4th that it will continuously accept applications for candidate sites for the construction of a comprehensive funeral facility from the 1st until the final site selection.

Gwangju City Hall view. Provided by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

Gwangju City is promoting a project to expand funeral welfare facilities for the final stage of the life cycle, aiming to open a comprehensive funeral facility by 2030 on a site area of 50,000㎡ to 100,000㎡. The facility will include at least five cremators, columbarium facilities, natural burial grounds, and funeral halls. To reduce project and operating costs upon construction of the comprehensive funeral facility, a business agreement was signed with Hanam City.

From November 12 last year to January 2 this year, Gwangju City re-announced the “Public Recruitment for Candidate Sites for the Gwangju City Comprehensive Funeral Facility,” and two villages applied. However, due to less than 60% resident consent and incomplete related documents, no qualified applicants were found, leading to a policy change to accept applications on an ongoing basis after discussions.

The application period for ongoing recruitment is from March 1, 2025, until the final site selection, with the first application deadline on April 30.

After reviewing the submitted documents, the Gwangju City Comprehensive Funeral Facility Construction Promotion Committee will select the final site. If the final site is not selected during the first application period, a second application period will be scheduled.

Additionally, resident support related to attracting the comprehensive funeral facility has been expanded from the existing total fund of 10 billion KRW to 15 billion KRW, and the operating rights of funeral halls have been added to the resident profit facility operation rights.

Accordingly, the attraction area (administrative ri/tong where the facility is installed) will be granted fund support projects within 5 billion KRW and operating rights for profit facilities such as cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, and funeral halls. Benefits such as priority employment for workers within the facility and exemption from comprehensive funeral facility usage fees will also be provided.

Administrative ri/tong adjacent to the installation site boundary (limited to eup/myeon/dong including the installation site) will receive fund support projects within 5 billion KRW and exemption from comprehensive funeral facility usage fees. The respective eup/myeon/dong will receive fund support projects within 5 billion KRW and a 50% reduction in comprehensive funeral facility usage fees.

Villages wishing to attract the facility should submit an application along with consent from more than 60% of the total household heads registered in the resident registration to the Elderly and Disabled Division, Elderly Support Team at Gwangju City Hall. Additionally, upon request from participating villages, resident briefing sessions will be held to help residents understand the project.

Meanwhile, candidate sites will be comprehensively evaluated based on social, geographical, and economic factors through document review and on-site inspection by the Gwangju City Comprehensive Funeral Facility Construction Promotion Committee, with the construction site expected to be finalized by July 2025.

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