through the drainage system. what the u.s. army corps of engineers is proposing dealing with one threat, that s the threat of seawater coming in. the way that these threats have been traditionally handled across the government is that different parts of the government will handle a particular threat whether it s storm surge handled by the federal government and sea level rise impacting aging infrastructure, our septic systems, the county. we have storm water management at city level. all of these things have to be coordinated to have a coherent response. the u.s. army corps proposal of the seawall plan, that needs to happen. but it s not the only thing. what s the philosophy here? this is the conundrum. is the goal to protect the liveability of miami or is the
goal to protect miamians? you get the difference there? i do. it s a great question. it s a question of infrastructure, the built environment versus the people living in it. i think the seawall or the flooding or the flooding walls that are proposed are a really good example of that, that perhaps putting a seawall will protect when that big storm happens, but people have to live with it. and these are seawalls, there are flooding walls running through the middle of neighborhoods. how does that impact their mobility in their neighborhood, the liveability in their neighborhood? i think these are difficult questions and it s difficult to look at from a living perspective. it doesn t necessarily lead to positive outcomes for the residents that are living there the rest of the year when there is not a storm happening.
This week, Sunshine Coast Council hosted a forum with experts from throughout Australia to discuss and plan a blue carbon pilot project within our nation.
Council's new corporate plan, which outlines the direction of the city for the next five years, has been formally adopted today. Mayor Jenny Hill said.