Gwangju City Councilor Park Mijeong: "Mudeungsan Must Be Protected from Uncontrolled Development"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Park Mi-jeong (The Democratic Party of Korea·Dong-gu 2), a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council, stated in a 5-minute speech at the plenary session on the 27th, “Mudeungsan, a UNESCO Global Geopark, is the life and history of Gwangju citizens and a mountain like a mother to Gwangju,” and urged, “Gwangju City must prepare urban planning measures to prevent indiscriminate development sprouting up around Mudeungsan, and sustainable alternatives for urban publicness must be established.”

Councilor Park Mi-jeong emphasized, “Gwangju citizens have taken the lead in protecting the righteous Mudeungsan so far,” adding, “They have opposed indiscriminate development and the logic of capital development by blocking hot spring development near the No. 1 water source, preventing the construction of apartments and villas on the slopes of Mudeungsan, campaigning for the restoration of the military base at the summit for Mudeungsan restoration, relocating communication facilities, and restoring the ecology of the Jeungsim and Wonhyo districts.”

She continued, “Since Mudeungsan was designated as a national park in 2013, concentrated indiscriminate development has been attempted on some slopes of Mudeungsan excluded from the national park,” pointing out, “The apartment construction projects in the Sansu-dong area and Sotae-dong area not only block the view, sunlight, and wind paths, which are health rights of Gwangju citizens, but can also directly cause problems to the natural ecosystem.”

She then stated, “It is urgent to prepare urban planning measures to improve the health rights and quality of life of Gwangju citizens,” and demanded, “Gwangju City should promptly establish the basics of urban management in the direction of ecological and cultural preservation so that it can become a sustainable city and a village where people want to continue living.”

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