Three Commissions Will Convene to Decide Fate of Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach
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Redondo Beach residents say they favor keeping the Seaside Lagoon pretty much the way it is.
The Harbor Commission, the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Budget and Taxation Commission on May 21 will make recommendations to the City Council on the future of the lagoon, which almost didn’t open this year.
The city considered closing the saltwater lagoon and four-acre park, open from Memorial Day to Labor Day, because it would cost $1.5 million to replace the water pipes and chlorination system damaged during the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Instead, the city will funnel chlorinated ocean water into the lagoon this year instead of repairing the pipes.
Residents at a recent public workshop said they did not want to turn the lagoon into a training center for the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals or into a water park. The lagoon is used by 50,000 to 70,000 people each summer.
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