Pyeongtaek City "Proactive Measures to Prevent Proliferation of Political Party Banners"

Preparation for Posting Board Relocation and Other Measures in Anticipation of Legal Amendments

On the 22nd, Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it conducted an on-site survey of the 'complex bulletin boards' installed in the city as a proactive measure ahead of promoting amendments to the Outdoor Advertising Act to prevent the proliferation of political party banners.

Officials from Pyeongtaek City are inspecting the actual conditions of political banners through on-site inspections ahead of the revision of the Outdoor Advertising Act.
[Photo by Pyeongtaek City]

As complaints due to the proliferation of political party banners have surged, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety has submitted a bill to amend the Outdoor Advertising Act to limit the number of complex bulletin boards installed in towns, townships, and neighborhoods to two, which is currently awaiting passage in the National Assembly plenary session.

Pyeongtaek City explained that it has begun organizing the bulletin boards through on-site inspections to gather the indiscriminately scattered political party banners on roads and streets into one place.

The city plans to additionally install low-height bulletin boards mainly in highly visible areas such as around intersections, comprehensively considering factors like pedestrian traffic and traffic safety.

A city official stated, "We will strive to resolve citizens' inconveniences and create a clean urban landscape."

Earlier in July, Pyeongtaek City prepared guidelines including ▲ prohibition of installation on traffic islands and overpasses ▲ priority use of complex bulletin boards and avoidance of posting around them ▲ sharing the locations of banner postings with the city when installing outside complex bulletin boards, and requested cooperation from each political party.

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