Mayor Lee Jangwoo: "Halt in Youth Housing Construction Due to Previous Mayor's Bulk Orders"

At the Executive Meeting: "Permanent Bid Restrictions for Participating Companies if Not Resolved Promptly"

Lee Jangwoo, Mayor of Daejeon, is presiding over an expanded executive meeting on the 6th. / Daejeon City

Daejeon Mayor Lee Jangwoo strongly criticized the suspension of construction on youth housing projects.

On the morning of the 6th, during an expanded executive meeting, Mayor Lee addressed the suspension of construction on the youth housing project 'Sintanjin Dagaon' due to Woncheonsa's non-payment of construction fees. He stated, "This situation arose because, under the previous mayor, Daejeon Urban Corporation concentrated large-scale orders to certain contractors in an attempt to resolve youth housing issues," and demanded, "If this problem is not resolved quickly, all participating companies should be permanently banned from bidding on Daejeon city projects."

He continued, "If you participate in a project through a consortium, shouldn't everyone involved take responsibility and see it through to the end? Daejeon city was the first in the country to compensate for some of the increased labor and material costs considering the difficult construction site, but companies that exploit this and make such requests are unethical," he said emphatically.

He further stated, "Irresponsible companies should no longer have a foothold here, and reckless bidding and order concentration beyond one's capabilities must be eradicated," instructing, "Ensure thorough management and supervision so that taxpayers' money is not wasted."

Mayor Lee also emphasized the sense of duty as public officials to the heads and executives of affiliated organizations.

He pointed out, "There seem to be significant issues with the discipline of public officials in affiliated organizations. When an organization becomes self-serving and the head fails to properly lead, resulting in misconduct among executives, it is due to a lack of a sense of duty and proper exercise of leadership."

He added, "If there are rumors that the city organization, operated with citizens' tax money, is not innovating and is being run loosely because of a few individuals, shouldn't you feel ashamed in front of the hardworking public officials? Expanding the organization by simply increasing personnel is not your duty; your role is to innovate the organization, increase productivity, and manage personnel efficiently."

He warned, "If you fail to fully understand the city's policy direction, bold reform measures, including organizational restructuring, will be inevitable."

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