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Laguna Beach To Start Hiring Lifeguards Amid Transfer Of South Beaches
The city aims to fill 50 new part-time lifeguard positions to oversee South Laguna's beaches, which were annexed in 1987.
LAGUNA BEACH, CA — As Laguna Beach prepares to reassume jurisdiction over South Laguna beaches in the upcoming new year, the city has begun hiring dozens of new lifeguards, the Orange County Register reported.
The city will be hiring some 50 part-time positions to patrol Aliso Beach, Thousand Steps beaches, Camel Point, Laguna Royale, West Street and Table Rock beaches, the newspaper reported.
Come March 2023, South Laguna Beaches will transfer from county to city oversight.
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Laguna Beach council members approved the Cooperative Transfer Agreement with the County of Orange of all county beach properties in Laguna Beach last month.
Fifth District Supervisor Lisa Bartlet said she believes the change will result in a better experience for beach goers.
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“Our lifeguards will be very proactive about people misbehaving and about issues on the beaches,” she said. “Park rangers will augment what the lifeguards do.”
According to the city, the agreement includes easements, leases, licenses and permits for city ownership, maintenance and operations of the coastal properties.
South Laguna was annexed by the city in 1987, transferring beaches in the area to county oversight.
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