When and how should council maintain public seawalls, breakwaters, jetties and boat ramps? Tauranga City Council is reviewing its coastal structures policy to ensure the needs of future communities, including the potential impact of climate change, are considered as council decides where to assign the budget for maintenance and renewal.

Consultation closes on Sunday 17 November – have your say today at www.tauranga.govt.nz/coastal-structures.

Coastal structures are any man-made building, equipment, device or other facility fixed to land along the coast. They include hard protection structures such as seawalls and groynes (aka breakwaters), and structures with recreational benefits like jetties and boat ramps.

The draft coastal structures policy will guide council's decisions on whether to build, maintain (or not), renew or remove public coastal structures. This policy does not apply to private structures.

Information on the proposed changes to the policy is available at www.tauranga.govt.nz/coastal-structures along with the draft policy and online submission forms. Paper copies are available at the customer service centre at 91 Willow Street and in libraries.