‘Communication Room·Forum’ Gwangju City, Focuses Administrative Power Before Airport Relocation

Communication rooms set up in Muan starting from the 6th… Direct interaction with local residents Politicians hold policy forums, public-private discussions one after another,

[Muan=Newsis] Muan private and military integrated airport development plan. (Photo=Airport noise countermeasures symposium presentation materials). photo@newsis.com * Prohibition of reproduction and DB, ‘[Gwangju=Newsis] Reporter Ryu Hyeong-geun = Gwangju City regards the end of this year as a golden time for the civilian-military airport integration and focuses on administrative efforts such as policy forums, public-private discussions, and government meetings.’,
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, ‘Gwangju City announced on the 3rd that it is actively promoting the policy forum, public-private-government meetings, and community briefings for the civilian-military integrated airport relocation to Muan.’,
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, “First, as part of the ‘National Assembly, Gwangju Day’ event at the National Assembly on this day, the ‘Policy Forum on Gwangju Civilian-Military Integrated Airport Relocation’ will be held.”,
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, ‘The policy forum is jointly hosted by 8 Gwangju local district members of the ruling Democratic Party, including Park Gae-taek, Jeong Jin-uk, Ahn Do-geol, Jo In-cheol, Yang Bu-nam, Jeong Jun-ho, Jeon Jin-sook, and Min Hyeong-bae, and jointly organized by Gwangju City and Daegu City.’,
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, ‘Various opinions on the necessity of Muan integrated airport construction, the impact of the absence of a key airport in the southwestern region, and analysis of noise effects for integrated airport construction are expected to be discussed at the policy forum.’,
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, “Following this, on the 6th, a ‘Gwangju Civil-Military Airport Relocation Public-Private-Government Meeting’ will be held at the Gwangju City Hall Business Room.”,
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, ‘Mayor Kang Ki-jung, Han Sang-won, Chairman of Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Park Byeong-kyu, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, and Gwangju City Democratic Party Chairman Yang Bu-nam, along with National Assembly members Park Gae-taek, Jeong Jin-uk, Ahn Do-geol, Jo In-cheol, Jeong Jun-ho, Jeon Jin-sook, and Min Hyeong-bae, as well as Park Ji-won and Shin Jeong-hoon, National Assembly members from Jeollanam-do, will attend the meeting.’,
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, ‘However, concerns arise about the participation of lawmakers representing the relocation area, such as Seo Sam-seok and former Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Young-rok, as they have not disclosed their participation plans, and there are concerns about a half-hearted discussion.’,
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, ‘Gwangju City is also resuming direct communication with Muan residents.’,
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[Muan=Newsis] Reporter Kim Hye-in = On the 24th, a discussion on noise countermeasures for the Gwangju civil-military airport relocation was held at Chodang University in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, where members of the nationwide countermeasure committee against the relocation of the military airport gathered to urge against the relocation. 2024.04.24. hyein0342@newsis.com , “In Mangun-eup, Muan-gun, a ‘Open Dialogue Room’ for communication with Muan residents is being set up, and 30 officials will be divided into 10 teams to visit 9 villages and towns, shops, markets, and churches in Muan-gun every day from the 6th to provide accurate information on airport relocation, noise mitigation measures, support projects, etc.”,
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, “In addition, ‘Civil-Military Airport Relocation Project Community Briefings’ will be held for residents of Gwangsan-gu and Seo-gu, areas affected by airport noise, on the 9th (at Gwangsan-gu Office Conference Room) and 12th (at 5.18 Memorial Culture Center).”,
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, ‘The briefings are expected to be conducted in a format where Mayor Kang Ki-jung directly listens and responds to residents\’ opinions.’,
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, “In October and November, ‘Civilian-Military Airport Relocation Pros and Cons Surveys’ will be conducted twice for Muan-gun residents and Gwangju City residents, and in December, a survey will be conducted for Gwangju City residents.”,
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, ‘The head of the national civilian-military airport relocation task force stated, “The government is actively supporting budget allocation for new airport construction, and the establishment projects for Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated Airport and Saemangeum Airport have become clear.” and expressed concerns that if the issue of Muan Civil-Military Airport relocation is not resolved within this period, it may become practically unachievable.’,
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, ‘He further stated, “If Gwangju City does its best to conclude the civilian-military airport relocation issue within this year and if politicians and civil society provide support, it is entirely possible.”‘,
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