At Thursday night’s Council
meeting at Bootle Town Hall
The debate was prompted by a
motion submitted by Conservative group deputy leader Cllr Terry Jones. In it he requested that “an urgent review is
undertaken of our current coast management programme in order to protect Southport ’s Dune system, foreshore and the many habitats within it.”
However the Mayor,
Litherland Cllr Kevin Cluskey, ruled that the motion could not be passed as it
stood but would need to be referred to the all-Bootle Labour Cabinet for formal
consideration.
Southport Lib Dem councillors
Sue McGuire, Tony Dawson and Haydn Preece (pictured left to right) represent the three coastal
wards in Southport from Marshside to Ainsdale and all spoke in the debate. They drew attention to the fact that the
review of Dunes management called for by Cllr Jones was well underway.
Cllr Preece said: “I was one
of a number of Southport councillors who met with senior staff from English Nature recently. We discussed with them the thorough review of
the Dunes management scheme that they are carrying out. I particularly welcome
English Nature’s intention to hold subsequent meetings with members of
the public, including interest groups.”
Cllr Dawson pointed out that
in relation to foreshore management, the Council had already completed a review
less than six months ago, and that Cllr Jones had personally been heavily
involved in it.
“Cllr Terry Jones was
Vice-Chair of the Council’s Scrutiny Committee which reviewed the management of
Southport Beach Vegetation in March 2012.
He and his colleagues all voted to accept the report which included a
number of key findings including that ‘maintaining a beach free of
vegetation in this location is not a viable option’ and ‘the beach will still
be there but would be further seaward as this length of shoreline is accreting
due to the influence of the Ribble estuary’.”
“In the light of that I am surprised that the Conservatives now say they
want another urgent review. What has
changed in the last six months? This
motion is pointless.”
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