Ed Chun

Citing work and family commitments that make it difficult to attend all the meetings, a Medford City Council member announced his resignation Thursday."This decision has not been easy," said Ed Chun, a councilman representing Ward 1.

Chun, a reserve district manager with Farmers' Insurance Group, ran his campaign on improving livability in Medford by addressing key issues of transportation, growth, parks and economic development.
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Following the meeting, Chun said that he and his wife, Susan, had been discussing the matter all summer.
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Chun said resigning now would give his replacement a year to learn about serving on a city council before deciding whether to run when the term expires in December 2004.

"I have not been able to give the level of effort I like to give anything I work on," said Chun.

He said juggling a full-time job, family commitments and the council position, which could take up to 15 hours per week, meant things were neglected.

"My yard will go three weeks sometimes without getting mowed," he said.

"I do support a stipend for City Council," Chun added.

He said a small stipend would allow council members to hire needed assistance to keep up with daily demands.

Chun said the decision was a difficult one for him to make.

"I was elected to do a job and I should have finished my job," he said.

Edward Chun - 38 %

Please join me and vote no on measure 15-49. - Ed Chun, former Medford City Council member

It's that second category that really has the potential to complicate a renter's life, said Medford Farmers Insurance agent Ed Chun.

"People can get by with having to buy new pajamas and stuff if they have to," said Chun.
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Chun tells prospective clients to make a list of belongings and consider their replacement value.

"The minimum I usually write is ,25,000," he said, "but I also have clients who have ,200,000 in coverage."

Ed Chun, insurance agent with Farmers Insurance in Medford, said if drivers damage their own car , by running into another car or object , it's considered a collision.

Ed Chun, 36, a member of the Medford City Council, agreed it is time that the veterans be recognized.He was born in Seoul in 1966.

"I was born many years after the war was over - I came to the United States when I was 3," he said, adding that he heard stories of the war from his father and grandfather.

"If it wasn't for the heroism of these men over there, who knows what type of regime I would have been born under, or if I would have been born at all," he said.

If it were not for what the veterans did, his family may not have been allowed to immigrate to the United States where he is now a citizen, he said.

"For me, this means a lot," he said.

The South Korean government has issued more than 150,000 of the medals to those who served in the war since the 50th anniversary began in 2000.More than 1.5 million Americans served in the war.

Locally, the Rogue Valley Chapter 257 of the Korean War Veterans Association took the lead in organizing the ceremony and accompanying dedication of the Korean War Memorial at the Veterans Memorial Park.