Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, "Integrated New Airport Candidate Site 'Gunwi Sobo' Like an IV Drip, Precarious"

Striving to Persuade Ahead of Joint Candidate Site Deadline on 31st
Uiseong County Joint Candidate Site, Gunwi County Insists on 'Ubo Solo Application'

Governor Lee Cheol-woo persuading the committee members of the promotion committee who are protesting at the entrance of the Gunwi-gun field office on the 21st.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Ahead of the deadline on the 31st for securing the joint candidate site for Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport, Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, has begun efforts to persuade the residents of Gunwi County, which still insists on a single candidate site, together with civic groups.

On the 21st, Governor Lee held an on-site meeting in Gunwi County with about 250 people, including civic groups such as the Gyeongsangbuk-do Saemaeul Association, the Volunteer Fire Brigade Federation, the Gyeongbuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as the mayors of Seongju and Cheongdo counties.

Governor Lee said, "The airport has come this far over the past four years thanks to the efforts and perseverance of the Gunwi County mayor. Ubo has already been eliminated, and Sobo is in a precarious state, like a patient on an IV drip, barely sustaining life until the 31st," adding, "Please soothe and persuade the residents of Gunwi County to prevent any misunderstandings and alleviate their disappointment."

Jeong Dong-sik, head of the Gyeongbuk branch of the National Merchants Federation, who attended the meeting, emphasized, "Businesspeople working on the front lines of daily life are facing a situation more difficult than during the IMF crisis. Gyeongbuk, which has overcome COVID-19, is losing companies and burdened with logistics costs due to the lack of an airport. We will actively cooperate so that the airport project proceeds quickly and Daegu-Gyeongbuk can rise again."

At the entrance of the on-site meeting, Governor Lee approached the protest site of the Gunwi County New Airport Promotion Committee and persuaded the residents, saying, "I fully understand the feelings of the Gunwi residents. However, I earnestly ask you to make a magnanimous decision for the development of the entire Gyeongbuk region."

Meanwhile, Gyeongsangbuk-do plans to hold another on-site meeting of the Pan-Provincial Promotion Committee in Gunwi County on the 22nd, followed by a visit to Gunwi traditional market on the 23rd with about 100 participants, including heads of social organizations, to explain the situation to merchants and residents.

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