'Green Light for Camp House Development'... Paju-si Wins Administrative Lawsuit Over Cancellation of Project Implementer Designation

Supreme Court, 'Dismissal of Appeal' Decision... End of 2 Years and 4 Months Litigation

Camp House bird's-eye view [Provided by Paju City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-chul] Paju City, which has been engaged in a legal battle with the project operator over a regional development project, has put an end to the 2-year and 4-month administrative lawsuit by winning not only in the first and second trials but also at the Supreme Court. As a result, the Paju Camp Howze urban development project is expected to gain momentum.

Paju City announced on the 1st, "We have won the final third trial regarding the administrative lawsuit on the 'Cancellation of Designation of Camp Howze Urban Development Project Operator.'"

The Supreme Court's 3rd Division dismissed the appeal on the 29th of last month in the third trial of the administrative lawsuit filed by the project operator company A against Paju City, which sought to cancel the cancellation of the designation as project operator.

The urban development project around Camp Howze in Bongilcheon-ri, Jori-eup, Paju City, was designated to company A as the project operator through a public contest in 2009 by Paju City in accordance with the "Special Act on the Support for Areas Surrounding U.S. Military Bases in Korea," and an agreement was signed.

Subsequently, in 2014, the city approved the designation of the urban development project zone and the development plan for project implementation.

However, due to company A's failure to meet the project implementation approval conditions, breach of agreement, and failure to satisfy the requirements for the implementation plan approval, Paju City canceled the designation of company A as the project operator in September 2018.

In response, company A filed for "administrative adjudication and suspension of effect" and "administrative lawsuit and suspension of execution" against Paju City in December of the same year, but all were dismissed.

To expedite the urban development project, the city selected the Kyobo Securities Consortium as the preferred negotiation partner through a project operator public contest in January last year.

The city plans to sign an agreement with the Kyobo Securities Consortium as soon as possible and normalize the Camp Howze urban development project.

Choi Jong-hwan, Mayor of Paju City, said, "Since Paju City won the Supreme Court appeal, we will focus all our capabilities on ensuring that the project is properly promoted as soon as possible through multifaceted consultations with the preferred negotiation partner."

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