Uljin-gun Forms 'Waste Site Selection Committee' with Local Residents and Experts Participation

Expectations for Increased Momentum in Waste Disposal Facility Installation Projects

Uljin County, Gyeongbuk Province (County Governor Son Byeong-bok) has formed the ‘Uljin County Waste Disposal Facility Site Selection Committee’ and has begun activities to select new candidate sites.

At the appointment ceremony and the 1st meeting held on February 29 at the county office video conference room, the committee started its first activities with deliberations and resolutions on the awarding of appointment letters, whether to conduct feasibility studies on candidate sites, and the selection of specialized research institutions for the feasibility study.

Although no candidate sites were found despite three public calls last year, it is expected that the establishment project of the Uljin County waste disposal facility will gain momentum through the formation and activities of this site selection committee.

The Site Selection Committee consists of 11 members including the chairman (Deputy County Governor Park Se-eun), with 4 experts, 3 resident representatives, 2 county council members, and 2 public officials. It will be operated flexibly according to the future schedule and will carry out its role aiming to decide the site by 2026 in accordance with the site selection procedures of the Waste Management Act.

Deputy County Governor Park Se-eun stated, “Since considerable time and administrative effort will be required until the selection of a new candidate site, we expect a transparent site selection process and a fair and just site selection procedure reflecting the opinions of local residents, through the participation of resident representatives living near the waste disposal facility, relevant county council members, and experts.”

The total estimated project cost for the installation of the new waste disposal facility is approximately 65 billion KRW (33.2 billion KRW from national and provincial funds, 31.8 billion KRW from county funds), and support funds for the surrounding area within a 2 km radius are planned to be about 12 billion KRW, which is within 20% of the facility construction cost.

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