Support safe and secure life

We will continue working on strengthening and strengthening disaster prevention measures and comprehensive maintenance of the living and social infrastructure so that townspeople and people who will be next town can live and spend in a safe and secure living environment.

The blackout accompanying the Hokkaido Genki Earthquake Eastern Earthquake that occurred last year was an opportunity to reconsider the long-term blackout measures of Honmachi. In response to this disaster, we will proceed with the maintenance of disaster prevention equipment and materials that we have been promoting since last year, and will newly assign full-time staff in charge of disaster prevention, and will proceed with the establishment of the regional disaster prevention organization that is pending.
In addition, based on the "Niseko Town Disaster Prevention Plan", we will continue to work on "disaster prevention and mitigation" measures to protect the lives and properties of townspeople. By conducting disaster prevention drills and participating in workshops, etc. so that prompt and accurate responses can be made in the event of a disaster, we will raise the practical capacity of the staff against disasters, and strive to devise ways to disseminate and publicize disaster prevention information to townspeople. In the future, we plan to cooperate with Neighborhood Associations, etc., promote the creation of a foundation for disaster prevention activities rooted in the community, and consider creating opportunities for local governments to exchange information.
With regard to nuclear emergency preparedness measures, we will work closely with the national government, Hokkaido and related local governments, etc., based on the “ Niseko Town Disaster Prevention Plan (Nuclear Disaster Prevention Plan)” to promote initiatives for nuclear emergency preparedness.
In addition, for the government office building that has a disaster prevention center function, which will be the base for regional disaster prevention measures in Honmachi, we will start construction work for two years from this year based on the "Niseko Town Office Government Building Implementation Design".
About firefighting duties, we cooperate with Mount Yotei Roku firefighting association, and we dispatch to training to firefighting school this year and decide to dispatch the staff to training aiming at capacity improvement of paramedics.

In the event of a long-term blackout in Hokkaido last year, the community FM "Radio Niseko" played a very important role as a disaster prevention communication. We had you broadcast the transmission of power failure information and administrative information in Honcho, such as troubles, over the day and night.
Radioniseko has sent a variety of information to townspeople and tourists including administrative information, activity groups in the town, sightseeing events, snowfall prevention information, etc. so far, and indispensable information of the area As a source, that trust has been growing every year. In addition, new community activities that have been completed through radio stations are also expanding. A rare radio theater company was created in Japan, and radio plays are broadcast every year, and even more than 60 volunteer personalities are involved in various programs, and have achieved great results in community development activities. In order to achieve future development, we will continue to support efforts to improve the working environment of our employees and further enhance training for new employees. In addition, as a disaster information base for a wide area, we will proceed with discussions with related organizations on the addition of antennas or the strengthening of output.
We will continue discussions with relevant organizations on the transfer of fiber-optic communication facilities owned by the town, which has been a problem so far, to NTT, and we will strive to transfer them as soon as possible.

In order to maintain the population growth trend of Honcho, we will focus on urban areas with a high awareness of migration and settlement in this fiscal year and carry out PR of the town. In addition, to plan solution of local problem of Honcho and increase of domiciliation population, we continue introduction of area raising and cooperation corps and plan securing of leading figure promoting self-government creation. In addition, we utilize central warehouse as activity base of area revival cooperation corps and assume that we plan to entrust management to the designated manager.
So far, we have worked on the maintenance promotion of the living environment, by assisting to the construction cost for private rental housing, assisting to energy saving housing repair and earthquake proofing repair, prolonging the service life of public housing, etc. We devise "basic plan to maintain new town administration house" to supply house to elderly person house with service and child care household in this year. In addition, utilizing the subsidy system of the country, while carrying out long life improvement type improvement construction of the New Arishima housing complex and the sheep farming complex, we review public housing extension of life plan.
In addition, based on the SDGs future city planning model project, we will continue to consider the development of a new block in the suburbs of the city, taking into consideration the environment, energy and autonomous activities.

There are many routes that have been in use for several decades after maintenance, and the deterioration of pavement and damage to guard fences are progressing in town roads. Based on "road maintenance management plan" which we devised in 2020, we try for appropriate maintenance while planning utilization such as bonds to become resources.
About town way improvement, we decide to carry out pavement construction by plan for two years about Kondo seven lines passing (370 m) with request from local resident and will start this year. In addition, we will continue to carry out the pavement and sidewalks of the Yotei Kondo Communication Line and the improved paving work of Rube Shibe, and will carry out the paving work of the Nishiyama Takidai Communication Line Miyamae Bridge (near Soga Shrine) where the road surface has significantly deteriorated.
In addition to promoting repair work on road gutters and guard cables, we will strive to ensure the safety of the winter road with the cooperation of all the townspeople regarding snow removal during the winter.

In order to optimize the means of transportation in the town including the Nikotto Bus, we will conduct a survey and verification test for optimizing the means of transportation for a new three years from this year based on the survey of the past three years. This year, we will conduct a demonstration test of a transportation system by mutual sharing of residents using private cars by a mechanism of mutual assistance of the community, and an operation test of the tentative name "Niseko Winter Shuttle" that integrates the congestion relief of the demand BUS and the existing winter tour BUS. ..

With the mutual understanding and cooperation of the local residents, the Niseko Kirara Highway was developed in 2002, and a town feeling with a sense of unity was formed. About the projecting signboard installed in the store, it is getting very popular especially from the visitors who visit for sightseeing etc. In order to maintain this town, we will create a subsidy system for signboard production expenses for people who run shops, etc., and will promote the maintenance of a beautiful town.
The number of vacant houses in Honcho is not as large as that in other towns and villages, but we will continue to cooperate with the “Shiribe Vacant House Bank” and “Niseko Real Estate Industry Association” to maintain local safety, living environment and good scenery. Measures will be taken.
In water supply business and sewerage business, expenses such as update construction of facilities will increase in the future, and securing of rate income for operating business is difficult with current rate as it is, water rate and We revise sewer rate.