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Lake Forest council signals preference to start boardwalk work early despite staff recommendation to delay
Summary
City staff recommended delaying the boardwalk project until after peak beach season, but councilmembers signaled a strong consensus to start earlier (late May/June), allowing Saturday work under a chosen schedule to finish sooner; staff noted trade-offs including beach overlap, noise and a $10,000–$15,000 cost estimate for extended fencing if delayed.
Lake Forest officials signaled a preference April 1 to start rebuilding the popular lakeside boardwalk as early as late May or June, even though city staff recommended delaying the main construction until after the summer peak season.
Byron Cutts, superintendent of engineering, told the council the work on bluff stabilization is "substantially complete" and that 88 concrete piers already installed required redesign of steel for 24 piers because of as-built conditions; he said the contractor is covering redesign and additional steel costs and that "the boardwalk is gonna be safe" under the revised details. Cutts outlined two scheduling options: Option 1…
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