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Seal Beach outlines $15 million lifeguard headquarters rebuild plan; staff to form working group and seek funding options
Summary
Staff said the 1930s-era marine safety/police substation needs substantial work and estimated a full rebuild at roughly $15 million; council asked staff to pursue grant and debt options, consider staged work, and return with a working-group roadmap by late February 2026.
Public works director Iris Lee told the council that the lifeguard headquarters and police substation — a building originating in the 1930s that has been modified in phases — needs major work and may require a tear-down and full replacement.
Lee said an updated assessment completed in 2020 envisioned an approximately 8,500-square-foot lifeguard headquarter/substation and that, accounting for escalation, the project would cost on the order of $15,000,000 today. “There is…
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