"Gwanggyo Mountain Provincial Park Designation Would Cause Administrative and Financial Waste"

A research study has found that a proposal by civic groups to designate Gwanggyo Mountain and its surrounding area as a provincial park lacks practical feasibility, as it would result in administrative and financial losses.

A research team led by Professor Yu Byung-rim from Seoul National University's Graduate School of Environmental Studies, commissioned by the Gyeonggi Research Institute, released a research report titled 'Greenery Conservation Plan for Gwanggyo Mountain Area' on the 20th, arguing that "even if the province designates Gwanggyo Mountain as a provincial park, it will be difficult to overcome management inefficiencies without cooperation from local governments such as Suwon and Uiwang."

The research team predicted that "since Gwanggyo Mountain area has been tied up as a development restriction zone for decades, and in Suwon's case is also designated as a water source protection area, designating it as a provincial park will provoke resident backlash over overlapping regulations."

The team noted that "since 2000, the province attempted to designate the West Coast tidal flats as a marine provincial park, but the project has stalled due to local resident opposition," adding that "designating Gwanggyo Mountain area as a provincial park at this time would only result in administrative and financial losses."

As practical alternatives for greenery conservation in the Gwanggyo Mountain area, the research team proposed ▲ establishing an administrative council comprising five cities—Suwon, Yongin, Gwacheon, Uiwang, and Seongnam ▲ restricting mountaineering activities centered on the peak.