{"id":66933,"date":"2024-08-26T15:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T22:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=66933"},"modified":"2024-08-27T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:02:36","slug":"hahn-celebrates-longer-la-county-pool-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=66933","title":{"rendered":"Hahn Celebrates Longer LA County Pool Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instead of closing in August, pools will stay open through October 31st<\/em><\/h3>\n

Cerritos, CA August 26, 2024<\/strong> — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is encouraging residents to take advantage of LA County\u2019s extended pool season.\u00a0 While in past years, LA County pools closed in mid-August, this year pools will be open through October 31st.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe warm weather isn\u2019t over, and neither is LA County\u2019s pool season,\u201d said Supervisor Janice Hahn who led the effort to keep pools open longer. \u201cIt never made sense that our pools used to close in mid-August, and I am grateful that with the support of my colleagues and the hard work of our Parks and Recreation Department, we are keeping our pools open to the public through Halloween.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In years past, LA County\u2019s summer pool season was just ten weeks long with the vast majority of pools closing in mid-August.\u00a0 Supervisor Hahn pushed for the pool season to be extended and this is the first year that pools are open 6-days a week and will stay open through the end of October.\u00a0 The pool schedules have been adjusted slightly for the fall season\u00a0and can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To make this new swim\u202fseason\u202fpossible, LA County Parks and Recreation, which manages a total of 41\u202fpools across 30 locations countywide, pushed to recruit more\u202fpool\u202flifeguards than ever before and Hahn wore an LA County Lifeguard uniform to highlight their success. Hahn led an effort to increase the starting pay for\u202fpool\u202flifeguards by 20% to $23.86 hourly and the department worked to streamline the hiring process.\u202f This year, the department hired 356 new\u202fpool\u202flifeguards and rehired 224 returning lifeguards — totaling close to 600\u202fpool\u202flifeguards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The County also invested in new lighting at\u202fpools to ensure swimmers can enjoy the\u202fpools even as the sun rises later and sets earlier in the fall. Activities available at LA County\u202fpools include low-cost swim team programs, senior aquatic exercise, and a first-ever Summer Parks After Dark\u202fpool\u202fevents series, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A complete list of Los Angeles County\u202fpool\u202ffacilities can be found at:\u202fparks.lacounty.gov\/aquatics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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