Adding that tension had occurred between the residents and the city government at the beginning of the construction in March, Lo said that he is more than willing to sit down with the residents and listen to their concerns.
"It has never been our intention to purposely damage the natural environment of Huang Creek," Lo told the Taipei Times. "The primary reason we do what we do is to ensure the safety of people's lives and property. We are just attempting to ensure that those who live around Huang Creek will not run the risk of flooding in the future."
The construction project began in March and was originally scheduled to be completed in November.
But because the work is on hold until further a consensus is reached, Lo said that "the completion of Huang Creek's flood-prevention work, without doubt, will not meet the scheduled deadline."
"They [the city government] promised us that they would try their best to minimize the areas that need cement work to preserve as much of the natural environment as they can,"Hsu said. "We earnestly hope that will happen."
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