Bonghwa County Council Adopts Resolution Opposing TK Administrative Integration... "Integration Will Hinder Development in the Northern Region"

Andong and Yecheon County Councils Also Oppose
"Immediately Halt Integration Without Consent"

The Bonghwa County Council adopted a resolution opposing the "Daegu-Gyeongbuk Administrative Integration" at the 266th extraordinary session held on the 27th.

This resolution was jointly proposed by eight council members, including Chairperson Kwon Youngjun.

Members of Bonghwa County Council adopted a resolution opposing the Daegu-Gyeongbuk integration and are holding placards to reaffirm their determination to strongly oppose it.

Through the resolution, the Bonghwa County Council pointed out, "If the economic benefits from administrative integration are not evenly distributed to the northern Gyeongbuk region, it may hinder local economic revitalization, lower the quality and accessibility of administrative services for northern residents, and cause administrative inefficiency and regional division during the integration process."

The council emphasized that the northern Gyeongbuk region is already suffering from a population crisis and economic downturn, and if Daegu-Gyeongbuk integration proceeds, the development of northern Gyeongbuk will become even more difficult, the local population decline will worsen, and there is a high possibility that major development plans in northern Gyeongbuk, such as the construction of the new provincial government city, may be halted.

On this day, the Bonghwa County Council resolved to oppose the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration and urged the immediate suspension of integration efforts without the consent of Gyeongbuk residents.

Last June, the Andong City Council and the Yecheon County Council also adopted resolutions opposing the Daegu-Gyeongbuk administrative integration.

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