Los Angeles County swimming pools are staying open through the end of October this season instead of closing in mid-August.
There is still time to jump in the water and cool off. Los Angeles County swimming pools are staying open through the end of October this season, Supervisor Janice Hahn announced today. Typically, county pools close in mid-August, but facilities will remain open through October 31.'The warm weather isn't over, and neither is Los Angeles County's pool season,' said Hahn, who led the effort to keep pools open longer.
The county also increased the starting pay for those positions to $23.86 an hour. This year, the department hired 356 new pool lifeguards and rehired 224 returning lifeguards.L.A. County also invested in new lighting at pools so swimmers can enjoy the pools as the sun rises later and sets earlier in the fall.
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