It is good to see that the Seoul city government is so persistent to turn Yongsan Garrison into a park once 8th Army turns over the camp:

In a win for the Seoul government, the federal government accepted a request to clearly state the Yongsan Garrison’s exact size and boundaries in the new special act.

If the city government succeeds, 661 acres would be used for the park. Any remaining sites near the base, such as Army transportation parking lots, would be sold, Kim Seon-tae, director of the Yongsan Park Building Promotion Team, said in the report.

While no official plan exists to pay for the park, Kim said proceeds from selling the lots and supplements from the national treasury could be used.

I will remain skeptical on all of this because does anyone remember a few years back when the Yongsan Golf Course was handed over to the Korean government to be made into a park?   Guess what happened to that?  The largest building in Korea, the National Musuem now sits there.