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Laguna Woods drafts budget work plan: public-safety grants and push for state fire-risk reduction recognition
Summary
Laguna Woods staff turned a two-year budget discussion into a public-safety planning session, proposing a grant program to help local property owners comply with new defensible-space rules and to subsidize camera integration for businesses, while also accelerating efforts to qualify for the state27s Fire Risk Reduction Community list.
City staff presented a draft two-year budget and work plan for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 and highlighted two items the city proposes to prioritize: (1) seeking inclusion on the state27s Fire Risk Reduction Community list and (2) creating a public-safety grant program to help private property owners and businesses comply with new wildfire and security rules.
On the fire-risk list, staff said the application window advanced unexpectedly: although the city expected an April 2026 application window, the state now plans an October 1, 2025 application deadline. Staff said the city will continue safety-element updates and CEQA work but that meeting the October 1 deadline is ambitious. "We may not be able to hit that…
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