Taejang-dong Silkworm Breeding Facility to Become Taejang-dong Community Office

Rep. Kim Jin-pyo (Yeongdeung-gu, Democratic Party of Korea) called for the Rural Development Administration to sell the silkworm breeding facility site (234-9, Mangpo-dong, Yeongdeung-gu) for development as a sports park and new Taejang-dong Community Office.

On the 18th, Rep. Kim met with Rural Development Administration Chief Kim In-sik along with Suwon Mayor Kim Yong-seo and City Councilor Noh Young-kwan to discuss the sale of the Rural Development Administration silkworm breeding facility site in Mangpo-dong.

Taejang-dong, currently home to approximately 38,279 residents and 12,669 households, has faced resident inconveniences due to insufficient public facilities such as parks, and the community office is rented on the third floor of a roadside building.

Accordingly, the city has been in negotiations with the Rural Development Administration regarding the sale of the site scheduled for relocation before 2012, with plans to utilize it for a park, sports facilities, and a new community office. However, the negotiations have faced difficulties.

Rural Development Administration Chief Kim In-sik said, "We plan to establish a relocation plan by December this year and make a final announcement in March next year," adding, "There will be challenges in dividing and handling some of the Rural Development Administration's land, but we will seek solutions."

Rep. Kim Jin-pyo stated, "Please make the decision to sell approximately 10,000 square meters of the Rural Development Administration's 400,000 square meter silkworm breeding facility site first to create a park and community office," and added, "I will make efforts for smooth processing of the special account for innovation cities."

He also requested cooperation to move up the announcement of the relocation plan to February next year, if possible, so the city can budget for related projects.