Public meetings to discuss Shoreline Management Plans
TWO public meetings have been arranged for people to discuss the future of our coastline.
Our coastline is changing, as waves, tides, wind and storms move sand and sediment around the coast and estuaries, changing the way that the shoreline looks, works and protects our homes and towns.
Climate change will affect these processes and it is important that we take action now to prepare for the future.
To help us to deal with the consequences of a changing coast we need a long term plan to set out how our shoreline is managed.
Shoreline Management Plans (SMP) help us to identify how to manage our coast over a long period of time.
They analyse the social, environmental and economic effects of different management regimes and the consequences on the protection of communities and land against coastal erosion and flooding.
To enable people to discuss issues raised in a recent consultation on the content of the Shoreline Management Plans, two public meetings have been arranged.
On Tuesday February 16 Morecambe Town Hall will host a meeting for the residents of Overton, Sunderland Point and Heysham.
This will be followed by a meeting on Wednesday February 17 at Carnforth Railway Station for residents of Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Hest Bank and Silverdale.
Representatives from Lancaster City Council, the Environment Agency and the North West Coastal Group will be on hand to answer questions and provide information.
Both meetings start at 7.30pm.
Date Published: 09/02/10