"Cargo Terminal Scheduled for Uiseong, Why Move to Gunwi?" ... 500 Uiseong Residents Strongly Oppose Airport Relocation

About 500 residents of Uiseong gathered at 10 a.m. on the 31st at the Manse Center in Bian-myeon, Uiseong-gun, raising their voices in strong opposition to the relocation of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport.

At the meeting, members from organizations including the Uiseong-gun Integrated New Airport Relocation Support Committee, Bian-myeon Integrated New Airport Support Countermeasure Committee, Relocation Compensation Countermeasure Committee, and Noise Damage Countermeasure Committee attended and issued a condemnation statement demanding “the cargo terminal be placed in Uiseong-gun as originally agreed in the joint agreement.”

More than 500 residents of Uiseong are holding a rally to strongly oppose the relocation of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport, saying, "The originally planned cargo terminal in Uiseong was suddenly changed to Gunwi."

This was in strong protest by Uiseong residents against the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s announcement on the 24th, following the feasibility study for the relocation of Daegu Civil Airport, that the cargo terminal would be located in Gunwi.

The four airport-related organizations in Uiseong stated in their declaration that the basic condition of the relocation, as specified in the joint agreement, must be fulfilled; if the joint agreement is not honored, Uiseong residents will not cooperate in any way going forward; and they demanded a recall system for the Uiseong-gun governor.

Residents pointed out, “On August 28, 2020, when selecting the site for relocating the military airport from downtown Daegu to Gunwi and Uiseong areas, the joint agreement clearly stated that air logistics, industrial complexes, and residential complexes would be developed in Uiseong, but recently the cargo terminal is being planned to be located in Gunwi.”

Park Jae-wan, chairman of the Bian-myeon Integrated New Airport Support Countermeasure Committee, said, “Uiseong residents are not opposing the airport relocation itself. However, if the trust in the promise is broken, the sense of emptiness is indescribable and will never be forgiven. We will fight to the end to realize the joint agreement.”

At 9 a.m. that day, Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, who met with the Uiseong-gun Integrated New Airport Relocation Support Committee, said, “I understand the concerns of Uiseong residents. We are currently drawing up the big picture for airport-related logistics, and Gyeongbuk Province will take the lead to ensure Uiseong does not suffer losses.” In response, Park Jeong-dae, chairman of the Uiseong-gun Integrated New Airport Relocation Support Committee, strongly conveyed the opinion on behalf of local residents that “if the cargo terminal is not placed in Uiseong, the airport relocation is impossible.”

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