Oksoo Kim, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Receives 'Legislative Award' at Local Autonomy Awards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Oksu, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Council, received the ‘Legislative Award’ at the 2021 Local Autonomy Awards ceremony hosted by the Local Autonomy Policy Research Institute on the 12th.

According to Seo-gu Council on the 14th, since 2007, Councilor Kim has initiated compensation lawsuits against the government along with 37,000 Seo-gu residents suffering from aircraft noise, winning a total of 70.2 billion KRW in two rounds. He also led efforts with small business owners to block the entry of department store complex shopping malls to prevent large corporations from invading neighborhood markets.

He pointed out the illegality of the Hwajeong 2 District residential environment improvement project, resulting in the revocation of the designated project rights from LH. Among his notable legislative activities is the first proposal and implementation of the project to bring water from the Yeongsan River as a fundamental solution to the recurring green algae blooms and odor problems in Pungam Lake every year.

Since beginning his legislative activities in 2010, Councilor Kim has received the Legislative Award seven times, making him the council member with the most awards in history.

Councilor Kim said, “Thinking of the voters who overcame difficulties every election and chose me, I could not afford to relax even for a moment. I have run full speed focusing only on the residents, which has brought me this far. I will continue to stay true to my original intention and faithfully fulfill the duties of a council member.”

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