Bu-Ul-Gyeong Actively Cooperates for Joint Response to Greenbelt Office System Improvement

First Working Meeting Held at 10 AM on the 29th in the 7th Floor Conference Room of Busan City Hall

Transfer of Greenbelt Office Authority ... Aiming to Expand Local Government Autonomy

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Busan City held the 'Greenbelt (GB) Affairs System Improvement 1st Working Meeting' at 10 a.m. on the 29th in the conference room on the 7th floor of Busan City Hall, attended by the Planning and Coordination Directors of the three cities/provinces of Bu-Ul-Gyeong.

This meeting was arranged to urge practical improvements in the greenbelt affairs system, including the transfer of greenbelt authority, through joint response by the three cities/provinces of Bu-Ul-Gyeong, as the improvement of the greenbelt affairs system became a key issue in local governments following the Regional Development Cooperation Meeting on December 19 and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT)-City/Province Governors' Council Chairpersons' Meeting on the 26th.

At the 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Regional Development Cooperation Meeting' hosted by MOLIT at Nurimaru APEC House in Busan on December 19, the city and provincial governors unanimously demanded the transfer of greenbelt authority.

At that time, Mayor Park Hyung-joon emphasized decentralization and balanced development as key, requesting the transfer of the government's land use authority to metropolitan governments and the expansion of the total greenbelt release area by 10 million pyeong to promote Busan City's projects, including the relocation of the 53rd Division.

In this regard, MOLIT also listened to the opinions of cities and provinces at the greenbelt working-level meeting held in Sejong on the 22nd to improve the greenbelt affairs system, and at the 'MOLIT-City/Province Governors' Council Chairpersons' Meeting' held at the Gwanghwamun City/Province Governors' Council office on the 26th, Minister Won Hee-ryong responded positively to the demands for changes in land use regulations in non-capital areas, showing a favorable reaction toward greenbelt affairs system improvement.

The three cities/provinces of Bu-Ul-Gyeong will share major greenbelt affairs agenda items such as the expansion of the total greenbelt release area and relaxation of environmental grades, as well as greenbelt affairs issues by city/province through the working meeting, and derive common tasks for greenbelt affairs system improvement.

Additionally, follow-up meetings will continue to discuss the implementation plans for the derived common tasks for greenbelt system improvement.

Song Kyung-joo, Planning and Coordination Director of Busan City, who presided over the meeting on the 29th, said, "For regional balanced development, it is important to transfer MOLIT's greenbelt affairs authority to local governments to secure their autonomy," adding, "Today's meeting is significant as the first step taken by the three cities/provinces to improve the greenbelt affairs system, and we will strive to produce practical results by speaking with one voice in the future."

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