New Taipei City Councilor Ye Yuanzhi held a public hearing today (2) on the establishment of a temporary fire department building in response to the rebound of residents in the redistricting area.

(Photo by reporter He Yuhua)

[Reporter He Yuhua/New Taipei Report] The New Taipei City Fire Department’s Juguang Unit will be rebuilt, and a temporary office building will be built at the planned location of Wenzhong Primary School (vaccine injection station) in the Jiangcui rezoning area, causing residents in the neighboring communities to worry that the noise will affect their peace. The community chairperson said angrily, "We bought a high-end residential area, and you set up a fire brigade to affect the tranquility." The new building on Juguang Road will be moved back when it is completed, and the volume of the siren can be reached for consensus and norms.

New Taipei City Councilor Ye Yuanzhi held a public hearing today (2) on the establishment of a temporary fire department building in response to the rebound of residents in the rezoning area; Luo Kaiwen, the first chief of the fire department, pointed out that the Juguang branch building was classified as a dangerous building by the committee , The central government subsidizes funds for reconstruction. The reconstruction process requires temporary office buildings. The Beibanqiao area north of Section 3 of Minsheng Road is the first choice to facilitate disaster relief in the jurisdiction.

After evaluating 12 sites, the land on the north side of the Jiangcui rezoning area was selected. It does not need to prepare the land. It has a wide area and convenient moving lines for quick work.

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The Fire Department pointed out that the temporary building is a 3-story composite house, and there will be no basement excavation. If it goes well, it is expected to move over in June this year, and the old site will be rebuilt as soon as possible. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. The composite house will be demolished and restored. The original status; Regarding the safety issues that the public is worried about, Luo Kaiwen said that they can choose a time to conduct surveys, regulate the siren at a certain distance and time, and turn off the siren, taking into account the safety of ambulance and the safety of the community.

Yu Baiwei, head of Xitou Village, Banqiao District, said that there is an open space behind the Big Arena community. The urban planning land is used for fire protection. Why not set it there?

Luo Kaiwen said that the land is the land of the State-owned Property Administration, which is currently leased to the private sector for use as a parking lot. Due to contract restrictions, it cannot cooperate with the reconstruction schedule; and the location is not within the jurisdiction.

A citizen who claimed to be the community chairperson said that the contract issue is that the fire department needs to communicate. Since it is a fire-fighting land in the urban plan, the fire station should be placed there instead of renting out the land and throwing troubles to the community, especially the nearby population. Duo, "Why should it affect us"; "When we bought a house, we bought it next to the school land, for our children and grandchildren to go to school, and we bought a high-end residential area. You set up a fire brigade to affect the peace", Criticize the fire department for convenience but throwing pain to the community.

New Taipei City councilor Ye Yuanzhi held a public hearing today (2) against the rebellion of residents in the rezoning area to set up a temporary building for the fire department. A person who claimed to be the community chairperson said angrily during the meeting, "We bought a high-end residential area. You get a fire brigade to affect the peace."

(Photographed by reporter He Yuhua)