Suwon City to Propose 'Airfield Countermeasures' to Defense Ministry and Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission

Suwon City plans to visit the Defense Ministry and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on the 24th in the afternoon to propose measures to address noise damage from Suwon Airfield.

City officials, including Lee Gwang-in, Director of the General Affairs Bureau, are expected to meet with officials from the Defense Ministry and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission to explain the results of a damage survey commissioned by Suwon regarding the airfield and to urge the establishment of comprehensive countermeasures related to the airfield.

The visits to the Defense Ministry and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission on this day follow the delivery of policy recommendations to the Blue House and the Prime Minister's Office on the 18th and are aimed at demanding the establishment of damage mitigation measures related to Suwon Airfield from central government agencies. <This newspaper, December 22>

On the 18th, Vice Mayor Ye Chang-geun proposed four items to the Blue House and the Prime Minister's Office: ▲establishment of comprehensive countermeasures for resident damage related to Suwon Airfield ▲relaxation of altitude restrictions on Suwon Airfield ▲lifting of emergency runway designation on National Highway No. 1 ▲ultimate relocation of Suwon Airfield.

With the Defense Ministry recently submitting a bill to the National Assembly aimed at support measures for areas affected by military airfield noise, it is expected that the Defense Ministry's position on relaxing noise countermeasure standards from 85 Wecels (aircraft noise measurement unit) to 75 Wecels can be assessed.

Additionally, remarks by Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission Chairman Yi Jae-o regarding the relaxation of altitude restrictions on Sokcho Airfield have recently become an issue, and interest is also being directed toward discussions resulting from policy recommendations.