Media Release - Coastal Erosion- Unscientific lines must be removed.
27 / 06 / 2013
"Kapiti Coast District Council face an estimated $250,000 in costs defending the first case against their arbitrary
lines on 1800 LIM reports, and there are 1799 cases to go", says leading Mayoral Candidate, Jackie Elliott.
Regardless of the outcome of Mike Weirs case, storms will occur, erosion will occur, accretion will occur however the
outcomes predicted in Dr Shands report are not predicted for another 50 - 100 years.
“The policy designed to stop future court action against KCDC has prompted that very action. It has failed and is one of
the many decisions made by the current Council that must be reversed for the common good”. says Ms Elliott
What is needed is a common sense long term approach to re assessing the risk, or lack of it, and the immediate removal
of the arbitary lines off the LIM's that are based on controversial science.
“It is vital the science used by Council is accurate and verifiable. It was an overnight decision by KCDC that placed
the 1800 owners of the affected properties into a living nightmare. This can be quickly remedied and removing the lines
is exactly what I will do when elected Mayor", says Ms Elliott.
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