Council Member Lee Yeol Calls on Busan to Present a Clear Roadmap for Sajik Baseball Stadium Reconstruction

[Financial News] Busan Metropolitan Council member Lee Yeol (Yeonje 2, People Power Party) criticized the administration of Busan Mayor Chun Jae-soo on the ninth, during the 339th extraordinary session, calling its handling of the Sajik Baseball Stadium reconstruction project “an administration that keeps changing its story.”
Lee said the biggest problem was that the city’s explanations regarding the reconstruction project were inconsistent.
During a city administration question-and-answer session at the 338th extraordinary session in July, Mayor Chun Jae-soo responded to concerns that plans for the Bukhang Complex Dome Arena could lead to the suspension of the Sajik Baseball Stadium reconstruction project by saying, “There has been no administrative suspension.” However, Lee claimed that his own investigation found that not a single won of the national budget allocated to the reconstruction project in April had been spent, and that the design contract scheduled for the project had also not been signed.
Lee said, “The actual administrative procedures and budget execution have stopped, yet the city tells residents that the project has not been suspended. I cannot help but question whether that is responsible administration.” He added, “Do not change your story or conceal the facts. Actually move the project forward. It is now time to present a clear roadmap.”
He also stressed that safety issues caused by the aging Sajik Baseball Stadium could no longer be put off. On the 14th of last month, NC Dinos closer Lim Ji-min was struck in the face by a line drive hit directly by Victor Reyes and collapsed during a game. The outfield entrance failed to open in time, delaying the ambulance’s access. During torrential rain on the 30th of last month, passageways around the stands also became “a sea of water.”
Lee emphasized, “If the drainage and electrical systems at this nearly 40-year-old stadium fail to perform their functions, the risk extends beyond slips and falls to secondary accidents such as electrical leakage and electric shock.” He added, “Reconstructing Sajik Baseball Stadium is not an ‘optional project’ to provide a better viewing environment. It is an ‘essential project’ for the lives and safety of citizens.”



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