Taitung County Council Speaker Wu Hsiu-hua Denies Allegations of Privilege in Industrial Road Development
Taitung County Council Speaker Wu Hsiu-hua has refuted allegations from non-partisan councilor Lin San-tien that she used her special privileges to demand the county government build an industrial road for her family's development. Wu stated the project was a standard improvement for an existing agricultural road and involved no special treatment.
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Central News Agency, Taitung, May 13 - For three consecutive days at the Taitung County Council's regular session, non-partisan county councilor Lin San-tien insinuated that Council Speaker Wu Hsiu-hua enjoyed special privileges, demanding the Taitung County Government build an industrial road. Today, Wu broke her silence, stating that Lin's accusations are inconsistent with the facts.
During the ongoing regular session of the Taitung County Council, Lin San-tien registered to speak from the 11th to today, questioning controversies over suspected changes to agricultural land and road development on a hillside in Jianhe, Taitung City. He alleged that the county government assisted in widening a farm road leading to the base of the 'Toyo Resort' from its original 3 meters to a partial width of 15 meters, claiming procedural issues in the related engineering and insinuating a connection to hillside development by Wu Hsiu-hua's family.
For the past two days, Wu said she was unwilling to engage, but today she issued a statement declaring that Lin's claims in the council—that the Taitung County Government widened an industrial road without an application and insinuations about her and her family's involvement—are contrary to the facts.
She stated that the agricultural road improvement project on Lane 338, Section 3, Qinghai Road in Taitung City, which Lin referred to, is a case of improving an existing agricultural road handled by the Taitung County Government under its authority. Lin's claim that the road was widened to 15 meters is a clear departure from the actual situation; she understands that the actual constructed road surface width is about 6 to 8 meters.
Wu Hsiu-hua said the county's Agriculture Department also explained that there were already many residences on both sides of this road section, with over 60 farming households accessing their fields, cultivating an area of up to one hundred hectares, demonstrating a real need for passage.
She mentioned that a large-scale landslide disaster occurred in this area in 1973. For public safety reasons, the current project adopted a co-construction design of retaining walls and the road to enhance slope stability and overall traffic safety, classifying it as a necessary safety improvement project. (Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150513
During the ongoing regular session of the Taitung County Council, Lin San-tien registered to speak from the 11th to today, questioning controversies over suspected changes to agricultural land and road development on a hillside in Jianhe, Taitung City. He alleged that the county government assisted in widening a farm road leading to the base of the 'Toyo Resort' from its original 3 meters to a partial width of 15 meters, claiming procedural issues in the related engineering and insinuating a connection to hillside development by Wu Hsiu-hua's family.
For the past two days, Wu said she was unwilling to engage, but today she issued a statement declaring that Lin's claims in the council—that the Taitung County Government widened an industrial road without an application and insinuations about her and her family's involvement—are contrary to the facts.
She stated that the agricultural road improvement project on Lane 338, Section 3, Qinghai Road in Taitung City, which Lin referred to, is a case of improving an existing agricultural road handled by the Taitung County Government under its authority. Lin's claim that the road was widened to 15 meters is a clear departure from the actual situation; she understands that the actual constructed road surface width is about 6 to 8 meters.
Wu Hsiu-hua said the county's Agriculture Department also explained that there were already many residences on both sides of this road section, with over 60 farming households accessing their fields, cultivating an area of up to one hundred hectares, demonstrating a real need for passage.
She mentioned that a large-scale landslide disaster occurred in this area in 1973. For public safety reasons, the current project adopted a co-construction design of retaining walls and the road to enhance slope stability and overall traffic safety, classifying it as a necessary safety improvement project. (Editor: Huang Ming-hsi) 1150513