The Taipei City Government yesterday said it was pushing through with an urban renewal project despite repeated protests from a family who has refused to moved.
The Wang family’s two apartments in Shilin District (士林) are scheduled for demolition, as their location forms part of an urban renewal project called Wenlin Yuan (文林苑), with construction company Le Young building a 15-story apartment complex in the area.
Several Wang family members staged a protest again yesterday in front of Taipei City Hall, accusing the city government of ignoring their rights to profit the construction company.
“Our family homes are our family treasures, and we expect our children to continue living in these homes,” Wang Yao-teh (王耀德) said.
“We never agreed to the urban renewal project and we need to defend our rights,” he said.
Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) said the construction company had received the consent of more than 95 percent of the landowners on the block, and the city government would proceed with the project in the interests of the majority of the landowners.
“Only 5 percent of the landowners are against the project. We cannot sacrifice the rights of the majority of the landowners in this case,” he said.
Taipei City Urban Redevelopment Office director Lin Chong-jie (林崇傑) said the Wang family had agreed with the project before it was approved by the city government, but changed their mind later on and demanded more subsidies.
The city government will have to help the urban renewal project move forward in accordance with the Urban Renewal Act (都市更新條例) and help the firm take action, city officials said.
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