"Immediate Withdrawal of Central Park District 1 Zoning Committee... Representing Only Developer Interests"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Citizens' Coalition criticized on the 5th that "Gwangju City is only representing the interests of the business operator" regarding the Central Park District 1 private park development project.

The Citizens' Coalition issued a statement on the same day, saying, "Gwangju City must immediately withdraw the urgently scheduled Urban Planning Committee meeting."

The city’s Urban Planning Committee held a plenary session on the 15th of last month and decided to reconsider the project in terms of the number of households, floor area ratio, non-park facility area, and post-sale status.

Subsequently, the first subcommittee meeting was held on the 30th to discuss alternatives.

The problem came afterward. It has been pointed out that Gwangju City is pushing forward with the plenary meeting without consulting the opinions of the Urban Planning Committee members.

The Citizens' Coalition stated, "Gwangju City is forcing the submission of written opinions by the 3rd of this month, holding the second subcommittee meeting on the 5th, and the second plenary meeting on the 6th," adding, "It is as if they are conducting a military operation, pushing the procedures through like lightning."

The Citizens' Coalition pointed out procedural issues by referring to the Urban Planning Committee's operating rules.

They criticized violations such as ▲ notifying committee members at least 3 days, preferably 7 days, before convening a meeting ▲ distributing agenda items and materials at least 5 days before the meeting.

They also added that "by notifying the plenary meeting before the results or opinions of the preliminary review were derived, the activities of the preliminary review meeting were nullified."

Finally, the Citizens' Coalition pressured, "Mayor Lee Yong-seop, who has declared innovation, communication, and integrity as the three major administrative values, must take responsibility for this communication failure and present improvement measures."

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