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A prefab house in Wachon-ri, Yeonseo-myeon, the planned site of the Sejong National Smart Industrial Complex. Reader provided
There is controversy over real estate speculation at the planned site of the Sejong City National Industrial Complex, which the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) and Sejong City decided to create with a budget of more than 1 trillion won. . Sejong City decided to conduct a major investigation.
According to Sejong City on the 10th, the city formed its own investigation team to investigate the real estate at the Sejong National Smart Industrial Complex in Yeonseo-myeon. A city official said: “We plan to establish a dedicated team (TF) that will involve related departments such as the Audit Committee and the Land Information Division, headed by the Vice Mayor.”
In the region, rumors have already spread that “public officials seeking compensation are speculating in the real estate sector.” Several months before the announcement of the selection of the candidate site for the industrial complex, dozens of prefabricated panel houses were built in the village and many trees were planted.
One resident said: “I demolished an empty house and built a bunch of pre-fab houses. Why did I want to do it? But then I found out that an industrial complex was entering this neighborhood. Rumors are circulating that the officials of the The city and the city councilor bought the land under a new name. There is also a specific story.
The Sejong National Smart Industrial Complex is a large-scale national project that LH will create as the basis for the materials and parts industry by 2027 with a total project cost of 1.5 trillion won at the site of 2.77 million won. ㎡ in Yeonseo-myeon. The city planned to attract leading companies in the fields of smart cities, autonomous mobility and biological care.
A local real estate industry official said: “The smart industrial complex plan was announced and land prices in rural villages more than doubled.” The Yeonseo-myeon area was selected as a candidate site in August 2018, and a month later, it was designated as a land transaction permit zone.
In Wachon-ri, Yeonseo-myeon, included in the planned site, the volume of land transactions increased suddenly from the beginning of the year before the announcement of the candidate site selection. According to Sejong City, land transactions in Yeonseo-myeon totaled 1,006 in the first half of 2018, more than double the same period last year (436).
Chungnam-do, which is connected to Seoul by train and is home to Cheonan and Asan, which are called the “Beomsu-do area,” launched a speculation investigation targeting public officials in Chungnam province. The Provincial Audit Committee conducts the investigation and targets are government officials affiliated with Chungnam Province. The survey targets are industrial complexes and new cities in the jurisdiction, and large highway development projects. A provincial official said: “We will see real estate acquisition cases using inside information” and “we decided to operate a reporting center and receive reports from residents.”
Sejong National Smart Industrial Complex location map. Provided by Sejong City
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