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Laguna Beach lays plans to bring back Fourth of July fireworks
Bursts of fireworks light up the sky over Monument Point at Heisler Park during the annual Laguna Beach fireworks show on July 4, 2012. There was no show last year due to the pandemic, but the City Council has given its blessing to a fireworks display this year.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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Laguna Beach is moving forward with its plans to have a Fourth of July fireworks display this year.
The item was brought to the Laguna Beach City Council by the city’s public works department. The council authorized the city manager to come to an agreement with fireworks display vendor Pyro Spectaculars by Souza. An amount of up to $35,000 has been set aside to fund the fireworks show.
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Laguna Beach City Manager John Pietig
Laguna Beach will host a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. on March 6 to hear feedback from community members about the qualities they desire in a new city manager.
This will be the first of three virtual “listening sessions” hosted by the City’s executive search firm Bob Murray and Associates. Executive Vice President Gary Phillips will moderate the sessions via Zoom.
Additional meetings on the city manager search will be held at 6 p.m. on March 11, and 6 p.m. on March 16. For additional information, Zoom meeting links, and conference call numbers visit lagunabeachcity.net.
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A spill response crew works to stop a sewage geyser near Aliso Creek in November 2019. Courtesy of city of Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle with state water regulators for its role in a November 2019 sewage spill that temporarily closed 16 miles of Orange County’s coastline.
A settlement agreement with the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board resolves an Administrative Civil Liability for the discharge of 1.7 million gallons into the Pacific Ocean.
“The San Diego Water Board Prosecution Team has been working closely with the City of Laguna Beach to reach this settlement and provide it for public comment,” Chiara Clemente, enforcement coordinator for the San Diego Water Board, wrote in an email Friday. “We are encouraged by the steps the City is taking to minimize the likelihood of a similar event in the future.”
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Chairs and tables were removed from the dining decks at the Promenade on Forest Avenue by Dec. 8. Photo by Daniel Langhorne
Laguna Beach hasn’t fined any businesses for violating a regional health order that bans on-site dining at restaurants, the city manager shared Monday.
An absence of enforcement action could reflect Laguna Beach restauranteurs’ willingness to limit their operations to only delivery and takeout.
“The City is still working with restaurants to gain compliance and has not yet issued any fines,” City Manager John Pietig wrote in an email. “If issued, fines could range from $100 to $500 per violation.”