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Youth advocates press for a municipal pool; Bark for a Park and nonprofits report fundraising wins; commission approves fee waivers
Summary
High‑school leaders and residents urged the commission to prioritize a community pool; Bark for a Park and SoCal Beach Foundation reported fundraising and program activity. The commission also approved fee waiver grants totaling $3,139 for Easter Sunrise Mass and SoCal Beach Foundation events (5‑0).
Students and community groups used the Jan. 6 meeting to press for long‑term recreational projects and report recent fundraising.
High‑school students Connor Rogan and Tate McNamara, representing the Hermosa Pool Initiative youth council, asked Parks & Rec to place a fuller pool proposal on the February agenda. The students said the South Bay is "pool poor," citing regional supply figures in testimony (they noted one or two publicly accessible pools serving a large population across Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo) and…
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