Yeosu City Councilor Park Seong-mi Urges Fulfillment of Public Interest Donation for Marine Cable Car

Strong Administrative Measures Ordered in Yeosu City Including Seizure of Unpaid Fees

Park Seong-mi, Yeosu City Council Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Residents of the Dolsan area in Yeosu are staging a sit-in protest urging the payment of public interest donations for the Yeosu Marine Cable Car, and voices of condemnation have also emerged from the Yeosu City Council.

According to the Yeosu City Council (Chairman Jeon Chang-gon), Councilor Park Seong-mi made a 10-minute speech on the topic of cable car public interest donations at the 205th extraordinary session held the day before.

Councilor Park stated, “The social donation agreement for the marine cable car was not only a promise with Yeosu City but also a promise with the citizens and their representatives in the City Council,” urging the company to fulfill its commitment.

She particularly pointed out that the company is using the Asset Park, Dolsan Park, and parking lot sites, and that road construction was carried out to solve traffic problems, emphasizing that the company, as a beneficiary of these, must fulfill its social contribution role.

Councilor Park also criticized that the public interest donation agreement signed between Yeosu City and the company has not been upheld. According to the agreement, any change in the company’s representative must receive prior approval from Yeosu City, but it was changed without consultation at the end of 2018.

She pointed out that Yeosu City also bears responsibility for not taking strong administrative measures and urged a thorough and definite review of whether the agreement is being fulfilled.

She added, “Please do not just watch the sacrifices of local residents but take strong administrative actions such as seizure of unpaid funds to ensure the payment of the promised public interest donations to the city government, city council, and citizens.”

Meanwhile, Chairman Jeon Chang-gon also called for Yeosu City to take firm administrative measures to enforce the cable car public interest donation during his opening remarks that day.

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