Waitai Coastal-Burwood-Linwood Community Board
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
Climate change and resilience
Climate change poses a huge challenge for communities as more frequent extreme weather events require us to rethink how we live and where. Local authorities are at the forefront of efforts to respond, with responsibilities for environmental planning and regulation, as well as civil defence. Many councils have plans to reduce emissions in their area and are working to help their communities adapt to a warming world.
I don't wish to commit to policy. I would encourage my Board colleagues to work together with council and schools to reduce 'rubbish/waste'.
Plan for sea level rise – trigger points to impose policy. Perhaps a council fund of $10m a year to buy vulnerable property.
Community board work closer with Civil Defence on preparedness plans in the wards. We will have another quake, floods, winds.
Climate change and resilience: will make sure we remediate the flooding area even if it's in new and unusual ways, plant more fruit trees.
Transport: we need to look further into smaller electric forms of transport for our bus fleet and get the bus routes back into our suburbs.
Utilities and services: we need to spend more money on updating the sewage systems in some Burwood suburbs and also footpaths and the roads.
Prioritising repairs to earthquake-damaged infrastructure.
I don't wish to commit to policy. I would encourage my Board colleagues to work together with council and schools to reduce 'rubbish/waste'.
Plan for sea level rise – trigger points to impose policy. Perhaps a council fund of $10m a year to buy vulnerable property.
Community board work closer with Civil Defence on preparedness plans in the wards. We will have another quake, floods, winds.
Climate change and resilience: will make sure we remediate the flooding area even if it's in new and unusual ways, plant more fruit trees.
Transport: we need to look further into smaller electric forms of transport for our bus fleet and get the bus routes back into our suburbs.
Utilities and services: we need to spend more money on updating the sewage systems in some Burwood suburbs and also footpaths and the roads.
Prioritising repairs to earthquake-damaged infrastructure.
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