“It not only harms the aesthetics, but also interferes with pedestrian safety and vehicle traffic.”
| Illegal banners installed at the entrance to the residence of former President Park Geun-hye in Dalseong, Daegu, at 8 a.m. on the 22nd. |
At 9 am on the 22nd, former President Park Geun-hye, in front of the residence of former President Park Geun-hye, Yuga-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu. A banner welcoming former President Park’s move was hung between a traffic light pole and a telephone pole. This banner, which was installed low enough to touch the head, even covered the pedestrian traffic light on the opposite side of the Hwangdan Crosswalk.
Unless you were standing close to the road, it was difficult to see the signal change. Dozens of banners were swaying in the wind on the two-lane two-lane road at the entrance to the residence. If the laces are untied, there is a risk that they may flutter on the roadway or hit the top of a passing vehicle, leading to an accident.
In Dalseong-gun and others, complaints are pouring in asking them to remove the banners hung around the residence of former President Park in Dalseong, Daegu. It not only harms the aesthetics of the city, but also interferes with pedestrian safety and vehicle traffic.
According to Dalseong-gun that day, dozens of complaints have been received from the county office and the Yuga-eup office every day since ten days ago asking for the removal of the banners that welcomed former President Park hung in the area of the private residence.
Complaints were varied by phone and the Internet. It has been reported that some citizens even spit unrefined harsh words at officials in charge due to illegal banners that were not immediately demolished.
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| At 9 am on the 22nd, an illegal banner installed at the entrance to the residence of former President Park Geun-hye in Dalseong, Daegu, is being removed. About 50 illegal banners were removed this morning. |
According to the Outdoor Advertisement Act, banners for various purposes must be approved by the local government and cannot be installed except on designated bulletin boards. Any banners that are commonly found in streetlights, between trees, or on pedestrian protection facilities are all illegal.
For this reason, the Yuga-eup office is cracking down on illegal banners from time to time in the area of former President Park’s residence. However, as some citizens and groups have been demolished and reinstalled, illegal banners are swarming.
An official from the Yuga-eup office in the area under the control of former President Park’s residence said, “There are many complaints regarding removing illegal banners near former President Park’s residence to the extent that it interferes with work.” There are practically difficult points to dismantle it,” he said frustrated.
Written and photo = Reporter Kang Seung-gyu kang@yeongnam.com
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