{"id":39351,"date":"2021-08-31T15:24:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T22:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=39351"},"modified":"2021-08-31T15:24:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T22:24:26","slug":"board-supports-hahn-proposal-to-extend-county-pool-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=39351","title":{"rendered":"Board Supports Hahn Proposal to Extend County Pool Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Caption: Supervisor Janice Hahn at the reopening of the Palm Park Pool<\/em><\/p>\n

Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Starting next year, Los Angeles County pools will be open for six months out of the year rather than just ten weeks.\u00a0 Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to support a proposal by Supervisor Janice Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to extend the pool season as the region experiences longer, hotter summers.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummer may be coming to an end, but the hot summer weather is not,\u201d said Supervisor Janice Hahn. \u201cPeople love our County pools and they are sorry to see them close every August, right in the middle of the hottest months of the year. Our public pools are some of our most valuable community resources and they should be open as long as the weather permits.\u201d<\/p>\n

The LA County Department of Parks and Recreation manages 30 pools countywide and 25 of them are only open ten weeks out of the year. This year, the summer season pools were open to the public from June 15th to August 21st.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith triple-digit temperatures lasting through the fall, Los Angeles County communities need affordable, accessible ways to keep cool,\u201d Supervisor Kathryn Barger said. \u201cExtending the swim program at local pools will allow residents to stay active, connect with neighbors, and beat the heat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the board voted unanimously to support a motion authored by Supervisor Hahn and co-authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to extend the annual pool season from a ten-week season to a six-month season from May 1st through October 30th. \u00a0The Department of Parks and Recreation will work with the County\u2019s Chief Executive Officer to identify ongoing funding and resources to support this extended pool season and develop a plan to recruit and train additional lifeguards.<\/p>\n

The department will report back to the board in 90 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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