When Can Wanbao’s Farmers Finally Farm in Peace

On the 4th of January last year, the Construction and Planning Administration’s planning committee of the Ministry of Interior investigated ‘Miaoli Houlong Science Park Development Plan Feasibility Report’ by Miaoli County Government. Originally, the committee members unanimously recommended that the plan be turned down, however later the Council For Economic Planning And Development as well as The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industrial Development Bureau both expressed favor for the plan. In the end, a decision was reached to ask Miaoli County Government to amend the proposal and put the case forward once more.

The 6-month deadline is already up, however on the 17th of December the Ministry of Interior Construction and Planning Administration released a formal notice, ‘In communication with landowners’, with the purpose of extending the deadline another 3 months. If the Ministry of Interior Construction and Planning Administration accept the grounds for extension then the case will have to wait until the 30th of March before being amended. On the 5th of January, Wanbao farmers, who were joined by the neighboring Haibaoli farmers that are facing the expropriation of their land, held a press conference at the Legislative Yuan to oppose the plans.

Professor Xu Shi-rong, from National Chengchi University’s Department of Land Economics, said,  “On the 20th of July last year, president of the Executive Yuan, Wu Dun-yi, repeatedly indicated that in the future, development of industrial zones must not impinge on agricultural zones or areas which may be future agricultural zones, however it seems that the these Central Taiwan authorities have forgotten the promises that were made to the farmers”.

When Can Wanbao’s Farmers Finally Farm in Peace (by CJ TKTV)

URL: http://www.peopo.org/news/68901

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灣寶農民何時才能安心種田 (公民記者 淡江大傳(TKTV) 報導)

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內政部營建署區域計畫委員會，去年6月4日審查苗栗縣府提出的「後龍科技園區開發計畫可行性規劃報告」，原本委員一致決議，建議區委會大會駁回此案。但後來經建會、工業局表示支持，最後決議請苗栗縣府於6個月內補件再審。如今6個月期限已到，但苗栗縣政府12月17日發文內政部營建署以「跟地主溝通」為由要求展延3個月，如果營建署接受苗栗縣政府展延的理由，那就可延到3月30日再補件。灣寶農民1月5日在立法院舉行記者會，鄰近反對徵收的海寶里農民也站出來反對。政大地政系教授徐世榮說，去年7月20日行政院長吳敦義一再表示「未來規劃開發園區不要輕易動到農業區或特定農業區」。但這些中央官員對農民的承諾，如今安在？

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