Lee Hyun-jae Mayor: "Camp Colburn, Drifting for 18 Years... Will Do Our Best for Success"

Revealed During Dialogue with Cheonhyeon-dong Residents
Plans for New Cheonhyeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center Also Introduced

On the 21st, Lee Hyun-jae, Mayor of Hanam City, stated at a dialogue with residents of Cheonhyeon-dong held at the Cheonhyeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center, “We will do our best to ensure the Camp Colbern urban development project, which has been stalled for 18 years, succeeds this time.”

Lee Hyun-jae, Mayor of Hanam City, stated on the 21st during a dialogue with residents of Cheonhyeon-dong held at the Cheonhyeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center, "We will do our best to ensure the success of the Camp Colburn urban development project, which has been stalled for 18 years." Provided by Hanam City

The Camp Colbern urban development project is a public-private joint urban development initiative aimed at creating a convergence complex to strengthen Hanam City's self-sustaining functions, such as future-oriented advanced industries, on the approximately 250,000㎡ site of the former US military return area, Camp Colbern, located in the Hasangok-dong area.

Mayor Lee said, “On December 11 last year, we posted the 'Camp Colbern Complex Self-Sustaining District (tentative name) Urban Development Project Private Participant Recruitment Announcement.' As a result of receiving letters of intent to participate in the project, 21 companies submitted their letters of intent,” adding, “We will make every effort to select a preferred negotiation partner this year.”

Additionally, Mayor Lee introduced plans to rebuild the aging Cheonhyeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center.

The mayor said, “Many residents have expressed their desire for a new building as the Cheonhyeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center has become outdated,” and added, “We are currently proceeding with plans to build a new Cheonhyeon-dong Administrative Welfare Center within the public land of the Camp Colbern urban development project.”

He also shared news regarding the repaving of old roads and sidewalks, stating that the construction will be completed by May this year.

Mayor Lee sincerely listened to various opinions and current issues from residents and actively communicated with them. Regarding the approximately 100-year-old spring located at San 19, Cheonhyeon-dong, he responded to residents’ requests by saying, “We will establish a manual to regularly test the water quality so that residents can safely drink the water.”

Furthermore, concerning the survival plan for Sangok Elementary School, which is facing closure due to a decrease in the number of students, he stated, “We will consult with the Gwangju Hanam Office of Education to allow schools facing closure to be assigned without being restricted by their jurisdiction.”

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