Park Inbeom, Dongducheon City Council Member, "Even if the stance on the STD Clinic issue cannot change, the attitude must change"

Park In-beom, a member of the Dongducheon City Council in Gyeonggi Province (Chairman Kim Seung-ho), delivered a candid and harsh critique.

At the opening ceremony of the 334th regular session of the Dongducheon City Council on the 2nd, Councilor Park In-beom is delivering a 5-minute free speech. Provided by Dongducheon City Council

On the 2nd, during the 5-minute free speech session at the opening ceremony of the 334th regular meeting of the Dongducheon City Council, Councilman Park In-beom directed three demands to Mayor Park Hyung-deok of Dongducheon: △ to sincerely listen to the council members' candid criticisms △ to change the current communication blackout attitude regarding the controversy over the demolition of the former venereal disease clinic △ to put a stop to the city’s attempts to expand management profits through the facility management corporation’s cunning tactics.

First, Councilman Park said, “The council members’ 5-minute free speech represents the voice of the citizens. Even if it tastes bitter, please accept it as good medicine that heals illness,” urging Mayor Park to attentively listen, seriously consider, and provide thorough responses to the council members’ speeches.

Next, Councilman Park called for a change in Dongducheon City’s stance on the “contentious issue of demolition approval and opposition regarding the former venereal disease clinic building, which has fallen into a fragmented extreme confrontation.” He stated, “The conflict and confrontation between the opposing sides are at a concerning level. However, Mayor Park has yet to hold a proper meeting with the opposition to the demolition,” and demanded, “Regardless of the conclusion, first face the opposition groups and initiate dialogue.” This means that even if the city does not change its position on forcibly proceeding with the demolition, it should at least change its attitude to engage in meetings and communication.

In this regard, Councilman Park added two more requests: △ if the demolition is to be forcibly carried out, present a concrete and definite master plan for the expanded development project around Soyosan to the opposition △ strictly prohibit any involvement or interference by public officials to ensure that the sincerity of citizen groups supporting the demolition, such as the Pan-Citizen Countermeasure Committee, is not distorted.

Councilman Park strongly criticized the newly launched Facility Management Corporation’s recent attempt to abolish or reduce the free parking benefits previously provided to citizens. He said, “The Facility Management Corporation’s business profits should be creatively generated by ‘discovering’ new business items. By ‘discovering,’ I mean digging into the ground themselves if necessary to find them. Never think of emptying the pockets of citizens who are struggling to make a living,” urging the city to firmly convey to the corporation the need for self-reliant efforts to improve management efficiency.

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