Mokpo City Council member Jang Ga-young pointed out the closed and opaque operation of the Port Festival, criticizing budget waste and a chronic lack of change.
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Mokpo City Council member Jang Ga-young announced that she was selected as a member of the steering committee for the Mokpo Port Festival and participated in its meetings.
This is part of her activities to directly participate in the festival's operation process to understand the atmosphere and problems on-site.
Council member Jang Ga-young pointed out that although about 20 people attended the steering committee meeting, the atmosphere suggested that specific groups dominated the overall operation of the festival.
In particular, she mentioned that the influence of these groups seemed to be significant in the process of outsourcing services such as event operation and stage setup to external companies.
Council member Jang strongly criticized the method of selecting food stall vendors.
She pointed out that despite the need to expand participation fairly through competitions or public calls for youth restaurants or gourmet events, stalls are being allocated in a closed manner based on specific personal connections and local/familial ties.
Council member Jang Ga-young criticized that despite the Mokpo Port Festival budget being around 750 million won, the actual quality of the festival falls short.
She emphasized that compared to festival budgets in other local governments, this amount is sufficient to hold an event for three days and could achieve much higher quality. She argued that efficient operation is needed rather than blaming a lack of budget.
Council member Jang stated that with the festival's format repeating annually without change, citizens are criticizing it as too predictable.
As a first-term council member, she feels this frustration and emphasized that new changes and development are desperately needed for Mokpo's flagship festival.
Based on her experience living in Germany, Council member Jang Ga-young suggested directions for improving the Mokpo Port Festival.
She expressed her aspiration that an atmosphere similar to Germany's Christmas festivals could be created in Mokpo, building a cohesive and immersive festival by forming a single 'village'.
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