Yeosu City Council Welcomes Court Ruling on Public Donation for Marine Cable Car

Suncheon Branch Grants Indirect Compulsory Enforcement Application by Yeosu City on the 15th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The court ruling ordering Yeosu Marine Cable Car in Jeonnam to donate the unpaid public contribution funds since 2017 to the Yeosu City Talent Development Scholarship Foundation was welcomed by the Yeosu City Council yesterday.

The Yeosu City Council (Chairman Jeon Chang-gon) stated yesterday, "A court ruling has been issued to enforce the public contribution that Yeosu Marine Cable Car has not fulfilled," and "We welcome this ruling together with 300,000 citizens and hope that the cable car company will promptly fulfill its public contribution promise."

The City Council requested the city government, "Since the cable car company has filed an appeal against this ruling, please do your best to win in the subsequent judgment as well."

According to the City Council, the Suncheon Branch of the Gwangju District Court accepted Yeosu City's application for indirect enforcement of public contribution by Yeosu Marine Cable Car on the 15th.

The purpose of the indirect enforcement claim is to require the cable car company to donate 3% of sales revenue from the first quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of last year, which remains unpaid, to the Yeosu City Talent Development Scholarship Foundation.

The claim also includes a demand that if the cable car company fails to fulfill the debt within the specified period, it must pay 1 million KRW per day until completion of the fulfillment.

Earlier, Yeosu City submitted the indirect enforcement application to the Suncheon Branch on January 13, and the Suncheon Branch issued the ruling on the 15th.

The cable car company has filed an appeal against this ruling.

The City Council has continuously called on the cable car company to fulfill its public contribution obligations.

In the 198th extraordinary session held last February, Councilor Kim Haeng-gi proposed the "Resolution to Urge the Payment of Public Contribution Fees for the Operation of Yeosu Marine Cable Car," which was passed, strongly urging the fulfillment of the public contribution agreement.

Councilor Park Seong-mi urged the fulfillment of promises to local residents during the 205th extraordinary session last October, stating that the cable car company, which operates its business amid the sacrifices and patience of local residents, has not kept its promises with citizens, leading Dolsan residents to hold a tent protest.

Earlier, Councilor Go Hee-gwon also argued in the 197th regular session in November 2019 that since the cable car has grown through Yeosu City's active administrative support and citizens' tolerance of inconvenience, it must pay the unpaid contribution fees.

Chairman Jeon Chang-gon also identified the fulfillment of the cable car's public contribution as one of the major issues this year and urged the cable car company to donate and Yeosu City to take strong administrative measures through opening and closing remarks.

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