Muan-gun Resumes Operation of Private Snow Removal Vehicles That Had Been Halted

Muan-gun snow removal vehicle / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Five snow removal rental vehicles that had stopped operating due to conflicts with Muan-gun employees and demands to cancel contracts have resumed operation.

According to Muan-gun on the 10th, after about an hour of negotiations with private rental vehicle business owners, it was agreed to resume operation at 4 p.m.

Among the eight snow removal vehicles operated by Muan-gun, snow removal work was halted on the 9th due to conflicts between the owners of five vehicles under rental contracts and county employees.

In response, County Governor Kim San held an emergency countermeasure meeting to prepare for the strike of private rental snow removal vehicles and heavy snowfall, taking measures such as inspecting snow removal plans and maintaining emergency contact and standby status for all employees in preparation for heavy snow.

On the 10th at 9 a.m., the county urgently summoned town and township employees, assigning them to their respective areas to clear snow piled on roadsides, sidewalks, and bus stops. In particular, Governor Kim San inspected frozen areas within the jurisdiction at 6 a.m. and participated with employees in snow removal work in residential areas and side streets.

With this agreement, the five snow removal rental vehicles contracted with Muan-gun will continue the contract to remove accumulated snow for three months from December 10 of last year to March 10.

A Muan-gun official said, “We are relieved that an agreement was reached,” adding, “Although there were conflicts with private rental vehicle business owners due to the unusually heavy snowfall this year, we will carefully negotiate any inconveniences to prevent such issues from occurring in the future.”

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