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draft support plan, the MND requested the heads of the local governments of the
relocation candidate sites to hold a majority vote in their respective districts.
In January 2020, a referendum on the relocation of the Daegu military air base was
conducted for the Gunwi-gun and Uiseong-gun residents, and the heads of Gunwi-
gun and Uiseong-gun in July applied to host the relocation of the Daegu military air
base. As a conclusion, the MND finally selected the joint candidate areas of Bian-
myeon, Uiseong-gun and Sobo-myeon, Gunwi-gun as the relocation site during a
selection committee meeting in August. The MND plans to support the Daegu City
Government in devising a basic plan for the construction of a military air base and
sign an MOU on endowment and concession with the city government. With such
efforts, the MND will continue its active support for the Daegu military air base
relocation and construction project.
As for the Suwon military air base, Hwaong District in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-
do was selected as a preliminary relocation candidate site in February 2017. The Chapter 5
final selection will be made after forming favorable conditions and consensus on
relocating the air base to Hwaseong.
As for the Gwangju military air base, the feasibility evaluation of the relocation
proposal submitted by the Gwangju City Government was completed in August
2016. The preliminary relocation candidate site will be selected after forming
friendly conditions through communication and consultation with local governments
on areas suitable for military air base relocation in the Jeollanam-do Province.
In the future, the MND will continue to promote the military air base relocation
project in a fair, transparent manner based on communication and dialogue. To this

end, the MND plans to sufficiently collect the opinions of local governments and
local residents through civilian–government–military councils and meetings with
civic groups.

3. Military Installations for Shared Growth with Local Communities

Removal of Coastal and The removal of barbed wire fences installed
Riverside Barbed Wire Fences in the coastal and riverside areas for military
border operations has been continuously
demanded by local governments as they have been a hindrance to the development
of tourism resources. In the past, when a local government requested for removal, the
barbed wire was removed or replaced with surveillance equipment only in sections
approved by a military operational feasibility review with the local government’s

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