Incheon City Councilor Shin Sung-young Urges "Prompt Promotion of New Incheon City Hall Construction"

Shin Sung-young, Incheon City Council Member
[Photo by Incheon City Council]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Shin Sung-young, a member of the Administrative Safety Committee of the Incheon Metropolitan Council, recently urged the prompt commencement of construction for the new Incheon City Hall building during the general and special account revenue and expenditure first supplementary budget proposal at the '281st Incheon Metropolitan Council (Regular Session) 2nd Budget and Accounts Special Committee.'

According to the city council on the 25th, Councilor Shin pointed out that as Incheon's population increases, the number of public officials is also rising. He emphasized the necessity of constructing the new city hall, noting that the current annex, used by over 700 public officials, fails to fulfill its function due to insufficient elevators causing excessive waiting times.

Currently, Incheon City Hall is housed in a five-story building constructed in 1985, which is cramped and lacks office space. To compensate, the city has purchased nearby officetel buildings to use as annexes.

Councilor Shin also criticized that excessive park development projects have caused existing roads to lose their function and hindered the construction of the new city hall, resulting in inefficient use of space.

He urged Incheon City, stating, "Budget is being wasted on purchasing annex buildings, and the delay in constructing the new city hall has led to a shortage of office space. The poor working environment for public officials directly causes inconvenience to citizens, so please expedite the construction of the new city hall."

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