Party Banners Proliferate Throughout the City Center... Daegu City Councilor Heo Si-young Urges "Urgent Revision of the Outdoor Advertising Act"

Daegu City Council member Heo Si-young (People Power Party, Dalseo-gu 2) pointed out the problem of disorderly covered party banners at every intersection and called for related legal amendments during a 5-minute free speech at the 3rd plenary session of the 302nd extraordinary meeting of the Daegu City Council held on the 31st.

Heo urged the promotion of amendments to the 'Outdoor Advertising Act' and the establishment of Daegu City's own grounds for maintenance, strongly calling for self-reflection within the political circles.

In his 5-minute free speech, Council member Heo stated, “Recently, major intersections and other areas have been covered with party banners, damaging the urban landscape and threatening citizens' safety and living environment,” and diagnosed the background by saying, “Since the implementation of the amended 'Outdoor Advertising Act' in December last year, party banners posted by political parties are no longer subject to the 'reporting' and 'prohibition and restriction' regulations, causing a rapid increase in party banners.”

Daegu City Council Member Heo Si-young

According to Daegu City Council member Heo Si-young, party banners are increasingly rampant in areas with high citizen exposure such as major intersections where landscape management is important, nullifying the results of long-term landscape projects, urban planning, and architectural regulations. He pointed out various problems such as the reduced visibility of traffic signals due to indiscriminately installed banners at intersections, increasing the risk of accidents, and the invasion of pedestrian spaces like sidewalks, threatening pedestrian safety.

Furthermore, the overlapping banners block the fronts of buildings and commercial signs, adversely affecting citizens' livelihoods, and important living information such as road construction notices necessary for citizens is being blocked. He emphasized the seriousness of various issues, including the posting of party banners containing low-quality and vivid slander without any sanctions, exposing unspecified many citizens including young adolescents who should be protected emotionally.

Council member Heo urged Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo to demonstrate political power by joining forces with other city and provincial governors to re-amend the relevant provisions of the 'Outdoor Advertising Act' to strengthen regulations, and to actively respond to problem-solving by establishing Daegu City's own grounds for administrative actions such as removal, as seen recently in Incheon and Gwangju.

He continued, “As a politician, I am very ashamed that some politicians forget their duty to protect citizens' rights and integrate society, instead dividing citizens with indiscriminate banners, causing harm to daily life, and inciting political hatred,” calling for self-reflection within the political circles.

Heo concluded his speech by proposing, “Let us immediately remove shameful banners that curse and disparage others with vivid expressions and create a healthy political culture that plants comfort and hope in the hard lives of citizens.”

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