Council staff will consult with the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board and other interested parties over whether to remove or repair the 97-year-old tram shelter.
Depending on the option chosen, funding will need to be requested for the work in the next Long Term Plan.
The structure has continued to degrade since the earthquakes and has become unsafe.
Resident Alisdair Hutchison has concerns over a big rock which has been sitting on the cliff near the shelter after it fell two years ago.
He is also concerned about the roof, which is in danger of falling as one of the concrete beams holding it up is sitting half off its pillar.
“It’s an absolutely life-threatening situation,” Mr Hutchison said.
Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board member Darrell Latham sent a request to the city council on August 1 asking for information on when the tram shelter would be fixed on behalf of Mr Hutchison.
A response said the tram shelter would be assessed and fixed by August 15.
However, while vegetation has been cleared away and the fence was removed for a short period, Mr Hutchison has not seen any repairs to the damage.
A city council spokesperson said the tram shelter has been fenced off to prevent access, limiting risk to the public and residents.
But Mr Hutchison said it would be better to have the shelter repaired as the fence was an “unwelcome reminder of the earthquakes.”
However, the city council spokesperson said staff will have to consider, in consultation with the Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board and other interested parties, whether to remove or repair the tram shelter.
Said Dr Latham: “The tram shelter is a delightful and historical reminder of a bygone era and should be retained.”
Meanwhile, the Moncks Bay Tram Shelter has still not been repaired.
City council manager of transport operations Steffan Thomas told Bay Harbour News in April the 85-year-old structure was expected to be open before the end of September.
However, Redcliffs Residents’ Association chairwoman Christine Toner said it had not been fixed and was still surrounded in fencing.
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