Park Soo-yeon, Michuhol District Councillor, "We need to establish fundamental measures such as installing water intake points instead of showy bottled water refrigerators"

Park Soo-yeon, a councillor from Michuhol District Council (People Power Party, Yonghyeon 5, Hakik 1, Gwangkyo, Munhak), directly criticized the effectiveness of the district's summer heatwave measure, the 'bottled water distribution refrigerator', and urged for a more long-term and safe water supply system.

During the 293rd extraordinary session of the Michuhol District Council's Planning and Administration Committee held on the 29th, Councillor Park pointed out the operational loopholes of the bottled water refrigerators installed in local parks. Councillor Park stated, "There are frequent cases of specific individuals monopolising bottled water in large quantities, preventing residents who actually need it from benefiting," and added, "There is also a hygiene and safety threat as someone could maliciously introduce foreign substances into the water."

In particular, Councillor Park emphasised, "Instead of spending on rent and bottled water every year, installing permanent water intake points in parks would be more budget-efficient and hygienic in the long run," and called for a complete review of the project method. In response, a district official stated, "We will review the efficiency of disaster preparedness facilities such as automatic saline spray devices and bottled water refrigerators and find improvement measures."

Councillor Park continued with sharp diagnoses regarding educational welfare issues. While highly evaluating the achievements of the economic education programme at the newly opened Sungui Library, she stressed, "We need to create synergy by linking specialised programmes in libraries not only for economics but also for English, science, and more with external professional organisations."

Regarding the issue of opening school facilities, she raised her voice to expand the scope beyond parking lots to include 'playgrounds'. Councillor Park remarked, "After COVID-19, schools have become conservative about opening playgrounds for safety reasons, resulting in a loss of space for children to play," and urged, "Do not rely solely on the education office's policies; the district office should take the lead in securing play spaces for children through communication with schools."

On this day, Councillor Park's inquiries focused not just on simple facility expansion but on the details of management and securing spatial sovereignty for future generations.