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Council orders study of new Fifth Street school crossing guard after residents and council split on value
Summary
Council kept a temporary crossing guard at Fifth Street in place but directed staff to collect pedestrian counts and report back with options for funneling students to established safe crossings and signage; council was split over adding a permanent guard given nearby Eighth Street crossing and limited recorded counts.
Hermosa Beach 'A temporary crossing guard added Aug. 20 at Fifth Street drew heated debate at the Oct. 28 City Council meeting, where neighbors, council members and the police chief debated whether the stop is needed and whether the city followed an adequate process before adding it.
Councilmember Keegan had asked the council to review and potentially pull funding for the new crossing guard after conducting on-street checks that showed low pedestrian counts. Other councilmembers, notably…
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