Allegations two Tauranga City Councillors have conflicts of interest over the issue of beachfront properties encroaching on beach reserves, will be taken no further by the council.
Papamoa Progressive Association chairman David Holland alleges councillors Wayne Moultrie and David Stewart breached the councillors' code of conduct by taking part in discussion during the council's monitoring committee meeting of June 29.

Cr Wayne Mountrie and Cr David Stewart.

Mr Holland spoke in the public forum section of that meeting, suggesting the council take forceful action to address the issue of encroachment on public reserves.
The council, earlier in the 10 year plan hearings, declined a PPA submission from David Holland recommending the removal of all coastal reserve encroachments in three years at the property owners' expense.
David Holland's concern is that David Stewart and Wayne Moultrie took part in the June 29 meeting when he says they both have close relationships with allegedly encroaching property owners.
David also takes on chief executive officer Stephen Town over his handling of the issue since council first decided in 2003 that Mount Maunganui and Papamoa property owners who illegally extended their sections into the dune conservation reserve areas would be prosecuted.
There are about 100 property owners who have extended their sections by annexing reserve land.
David blames chief executive officer Stephen Town for failing to ensure past council resolutions were carried out.
In 1992 the council decided it may prosecute people who took land they didn't own. In March 2003 'may prosecute” was changed to 'will prosecute”. About 100 encroachers were expected to be dealt with over two years.
It didn't happen, partly because resources were allocated instead to the fire on Mauao and subsequent clean up work.
In the six years since the council amended its policy to prosecute offenders, no prosecutions have taken place, which David says puts the council itself in trouble.
By failing to comply with its own policy resolutions the council is breaking the law.

Conflicts of interest were declared by neither David Stewart or Wayne Moultrie.
Chief executive Stephen Town says in a report presented to yesterday's monitoring committee meeting that the tape of the earlier meeting was reviewed and the councillors' conduct was found to be fair and reasonable in the circumstances.
When contacted after the meeting David Holland says he is still undecided whether he will take the matter to the Auditor General.