Sejong-si, Investigation into Unauthorized Occupation of Public Property and Related Issues

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City will conduct an on-site survey of the use of public property within its jurisdiction.

The city announced on the 12th that it will carry out a survey of all public properties to prevent unauthorized occupation or use for purposes other than the original intent.

The survey will be conducted on 19,047 public properties, including land and buildings, and is scheduled to continue until October.

In particular, this year the city secured additional funding after being selected for the Korea Local Finance Association's public property survey support project. Using this, the city plans to focus on surveying Geumnam-myeon and Janggun-myeon, where land prices have surged, and Sojeong-myeon, where proactive management is easier.

The focused survey targets 2,342 land parcels, including 575 general properties and 1,767 administrative properties. The city plans to have the General Property Management Officer (Accounting Division) commission a professional investigation agency to conduct the survey, and subsequently, the property management department will take follow-up actions based on the survey results.

Each property manager will review targets for purpose changes from general property to administrative property, and for abolition conversions from administrative property to general property, organize registers of land changes (division and merger), impose compensation fees for unauthorized occupation, and order restoration to original condition.

Additionally, those who occupy or use public property without authorization are expected to be charged a compensation fee amounting to 120% of the lease fee in accordance with the Public Property Act.

Park Hyung-guk, head of the city's Accounting Division, said, “Through the survey, we aim to reduce discrepancies between official records and actual usage, improve the accuracy of public property information, and early discover usable properties to enable efficient management of public property.”

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