A Broughty Ferry councillor said the option of doing nothing to protect Broughty Ferry’s beloved beach is “unacceptable”.
Craig Duncan is proud of the town’s award-winning sands and has vowed to work to protect and enhance them.
The coastal area of the Ferry was identified as an area at particular risk of coastal erosion this week.
According to a Scottish Government report, a fifth of all of Scotland’s coasts are at risk of falling to erosion.
The report describes the threat to Scotland’s beaches from climate change and coastal erosion as “potentially devastating”
According to Mr Duncan however, locals will never allow the town’s beach to falter.
Mr Duncan said: “The bottom line is that you either give into it (coastal erosion), as has happened in some places in England, or you do something about it.
“Given that the Ferry is a well populated area, the option of doing nothing about it is unacceptable. So, the flood defences have to be done and I would welcome them.
“A week or two ago I asked Dundee City Council to repair a fairly significantly damaged section of the seawall and, to their credit, they repaired it a day or two later.
“It’s very important to maintain the defences which we have. However, I would be interested in seeing the final details involved.”
It’s understood Dundee City Council has already acted on concerns and intends to bolster flood defences in the near future.
Mr Duncan believes the town’s beach is one of the Ferry’s unique selling points.
He said: “It is vital. There can be no doubt that it is one of the Ferry’s major assets. We have the beach and a vibrant shopping centre too. It’s important to protect all of that.”
Ferry community council spokesman Neil Cooney has already said he wants to “protect and enhance” the site.
Mr Cooney described the beach as a “great and undervalued asset”.
