Finding Solutions for Mokpo City Bus Operation... Public Deliberation Committee Meeting Held

Public Deliberation Committee on City Bus Operations, 2nd Meeting

Public Discussion Committee to understand and share the current status of local buses through a roundtable meeting. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 16th that it held a meeting to draft a plan to resolve the controversy over the operation of local city buses.

On this day, the Mokpo City Bus Operation Public Deliberation Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Public Deliberation Committee) held the meeting to broaden understanding of public deliberation and the transportation cost of city buses.

At this meeting, Lee Heejin, co-representative of the Korea Conflict Resolution Center, introduced the meaning and procedures of public deliberation as well as cases from other local governments. Following this, Lee Changdae, a professor of Business Administration at Mokpo National University, explained the overall transportation costs of city buses.

Subsequently, discussions were held regarding the regularization of meetings, methods of disclosing meeting minutes, attendance at meetings, and study tours to advanced sites.

The Public Deliberation Committee plans to hold its third meeting on the 30th to discuss on-site inspections, surveys, and the formation of a citizen participation group. It will also hold a kickoff meeting for a service project to verify the accounting of city bus transportation costs, improve deficit routes, and review the feasibility of introducing a quasi-public and public city bus system.

Meanwhile, the Public Deliberation Committee took its first step by holding the first meeting on the 25th of last month, and since the 1st of this month, it has been collecting citizens' opinions related to city bus operations through the Mokpo City official website.