"Seocheon County Mayor, Are Residents Hotbarji?" Residents Angry Over Used Restroom in Recreation Forest

On the County Office Bulletin Board: "Installed at Songnim Recreation Forest 4th Parking Lot, Odor... Curious About Purchase Route"
County Official: "No Consideration for Removal... Preparing Response"

A resident sharply criticized Seocheon-gun, Chungnam, for installing a used portable toilet in the parking lot of Songnim Recreation Forest in Janghang-eup.

Resident A, who lives in Seocheon, posted a message titled “Do you see the residents as ‘Hotbaji’?” on the Seocheon-gun Office free bulletin board on the 5th. A pointed out, “Seocheon-gun purchased a used container toilet, whose durability period is not even confirmed, for 22 million won and installed it in the 4th parking lot of Songnim Recreation Forest, causing a foul odor.”

He continued, “Are you saying that while the county office officials work comfortably in the new office building built at a cost of 50 billion won, residents and tourists should use a used toilet that others have already used?”

A said, “Do you see the residents as Hotbaji?” and explained, “I understand that the state or local governments cannot purchase used products. This is because there is no credibility in price estimation, making it impossible to calculate asset value through depreciation.”

He added, “I am curious about the route through which the used toilet was purchased. I suspect that 22 million won is the maximum price calculated for a private contract,” and claimed, “With 22 million won, you can buy a brand-new top-tier full-option farmhouse with an attic, bathroom, and kitchen.”

A screenshot of a post uploaded by a county resident on the Seocheon County Office free bulletin board

A said, “I am curious who the bold official is who installed a used toilet, where mold grows and there is a risk of electric shock, and told the residents to use it without seeing them as Hotbaji.”

He also sarcastically said, “Please use the foul-smelling ‘pour-flush used toilet’ in the county office building.”

A county official responded, “It is true that the used toilet was purchased through a private contract,” and added, “We are not considering demolition, and we are preparing a response to the post on the bulletin board.”

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