Seo Eun-hee, Seocho District Mayor, Visits Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) Today to Protest... Why?

Strong Protest Against Sudden Decision on Gwacheon Sewage Treatment Plant Excluding Seocho Entry

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seocho-gu (Mayor Cho Eun-hee) will visit the LH Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters in Bundang, Gyeonggi-do on the morning of the 16th to protest against the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) deciding to locate the Gwacheon City Sewage Treatment Plant in front of the Seocho residential complex.

On the 14th, LH, the project implementer of the Gwacheon 3rd New Town, along with Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation, and Gwacheon City, finalized the location of the sewage treatment plant in the district plan for the Gwacheon Public Housing District at 361 Juam-dong, as claimed by Gwacheon City.

This day was the legal deadline for district application.

Until the afternoon of that day, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport had rejected LH's district plan, considering Seocho-gu's opposition, instructing them to submit a plan acceptable to both Seocho-gu and Gwacheon City. However, around 8 p.m., the Ministry suddenly changed its stance and accepted the plan at a time when everyone had left work.

Residents of Seocho-gu, who had hoped for a reasonable resolution, learned of this news late and strongly opposed it, saying they felt "betrayed."

Although this area is located at the edge of the green zone in Gwacheon City administratively, it is effectively a living area where Seocho-gu residents are active. In fact, it is less than 100 meters from Usool Elementary School in Seocho-gu, and nearby are the U-myeon 2 District and Seocho District apartment complexes housing 3,204 households and over 7,300 residents.

Mayor Cho and residents of the area plan to deliver a protest letter and other documents at the LH Gyeonggi Regional Headquarters on the morning of the 16th, opposing the selection of the Gwacheon sewage treatment plant site, raising suspicions about the site selection process, and demanding a thorough investigation.

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