New Brighton's Tiny Huts to stay

New Brighton's five Tiny huts are here to stay.

The community has voted to keep the creative architecture of the Tiny Huts right where they are.

“The decision is really easy when you get such a great response from the community and comments saying they are beautiful, gorgeous and they brighten up New Brighton. They are another unique drawcard for visitors to New Brighton,'' said Kim Money, Chair of the Coastal–Burwood Community Board.

The New Brighton community has voted to keep the Tiny Huts where they are.

The Huts were originally designed and built to be a temporary feature over the 2016/17 summer season, but the Coastal–Burwood Community Board decided that the community should choose their future.

Now that the community has voted to keep the Tiny Huts longer, plans for their maintenance beyond the summer season will be made.

Out of a total of 478 votes, 82 per cent of voters wanted the Tiny Huts to stay.

“A number of local people have put a lot of time into this project and the strong support from the community shows how much that has been appreciated,'' said Council Head of Urban Design, Regeneration & Heritage Carolyn Ingles.

The options voted on were to:

• Stay – keep them where they are currently located.
• Move and cluster – remove them from current locations, and place them together in a new location.
• Move and store – Remove them and place in storage for future summer reuse.
• Auction – sell four huts, with proceeds from auction to be spent at the discretion of the Community Board.