Lee Woo-cheong, Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly Member, Urges Establishment of Damage Countermeasures for THAAD Deployment Areas

On the 20th, Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Questions Provincial Administration

Urging "Governor Lee Cheol-woo to Fulfill His Promises"

Lee Woo-cheong, a member of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly (People Power Party·Gimcheon), addressed issues regarding the selection of the THAAD deployment site, the land readjustment project, and the education office's school consolidation support fund during the provincial government questioning session held on the 20th, while also presenting directions for the future.

Before beginning his remarks, Assemblyman Lee Woo-cheong stated, “The deployment of THAAD is necessary to protect the safety and lives of the people from North Korea's nuclear and missile threats,” but he argued, “The biggest problem in the THAAD site selection process is that the government unilaterally selected the site without any explanation or public discussion process, and repeatedly changed the site when public opinion worsened, thereby causing controversy and undermining trust by itself.”

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Member Lee Woo-cheong.

Assemblyman Lee claimed, “Even after the final decision on the site selection was made, there was no clear explanation of the reasons or grounds for the site selection that residents could accept,” and pointed out, “Lee Cheol-woo, then a member of the National Assembly and now the governor of Gyeongbuk Province, expressed the position that THAAD should be deployed secretly without the public knowing at the time of the initial site selection.” He urged the fulfillment of Governor Lee Cheol-woo’s promise, who said, “Let’s create a retirement village in the THAAD deployment area. I myself plan to buy a house in a nearby village and move in as soon as the deployment area is announced.”

Assemblyman Lee mentioned that since Lee Cheol-woo became governor, there has been no visit to the THAAD-affected areas, and emphasized, “What happened to the promise of National Assemblyman Lee Cheol-woo, who boldly declared he would personally demonstrate the safety of THAAD’s electromagnetic waves?” He stressed, “Since the deployment of THAAD, the Nongsomyeon area of Gimcheon City has suffered serious damage and urgent measures are needed.”

Assemblyman Lee asked questions regarding the reasons for changing the THAAD deployment site from the original Seongsan Battery to the current golf course site in Chojeon-myeon, the fulfillment of the governor’s promise to buy a house and live in a village near the THAAD deployment area, the creation of retirement villages or country house complexes near the THAAD area, the relocation plan of the Daegu military unit to the area near the Gimcheon THAAD site, and the relaxation of urban planning regulations, and received answers from Governor Lee Cheol-woo.

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