Officials Meet to Decide Future of Yongsan Garrison
Korean officials are currently meeting to decide the future of the US military’s Yongsan Garrison in Seoul:
The South Korean government held its first planning meeting this week to decide the future of the 600 acres in the capital city that is now Yongsan Garrison, according to a spokesman from the Korean prime minister’s office.
The Yongsan National and History Park Construction Promotion Committee met Monday to begin brainstorming ideas for the future of the land, which is about three-fourths the area of New York’s Central Park.
The land, which once housed Japanese military quarters and now is home to U.S. Forces Korea headquarters, could become a key part in linking the Han River with nearby Namsan Park for a large public space in this crowded city of more than 10 million people, the committee members said Monday.
How come I suspect that five years after the US military leaves Yongsan Garrison that the place will be filled with more high rise apartments than trees?
