Newport Beach Junior Lifeguards will get a new headquarters following a final approval by the state Coastal Commission on March 9, 2022. (PHOTO BY: MINDY SCHAUER/SCNG)
By LAYLAN CONNELLY | [email protected] | Orange County Register
Construction of a $5 million building to give Newport Beach’s popular junior lifeguard program some breathing room is cleared to start.
The public-private project at the Balboa Pier received unanimous support from the California Coastal Commission this week, the last approval needed.
More than a decade in the making, the new home for the guards-in-training summer program will be used for community events, rentals and meetings during the off season.
Newport Beach Fire Chief Jeff Boyles, in a statement, thanked the Coastal Commission for its approval and recommendations to further improve access to the program.