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The new Silver Strand Lifeguard Tower stands near the old tower. The new, modern facility will sit close to the Channel Islands Harbor east jetty.
New Lifeguard Tower and restroom facility to be completed this fall
By Catherine French
OXNARD — The ever-popular Silver Strand Beach adjacent to Channel Islands Harbor has been operating without a permanent lifeguard tower and public restrooms since 2003. The 40-year old construction had
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“aged out” after years of exposure to salt air and water. Eventually the ele- ments weakened the cement block construction creating cracks in the structure caused by rusted rebar. Having declared the facility unfit for occupancy and a hazard nuisance, it was demolished by Ventura County in 2003, leaving only the parking lot in service. Since that time, beach goers used porta-potties and the lifeguard tower has been put up seasonally. The harbor filed a new construction
permit in 2006 once the county was able find funding for the replacement project. After reviewing complaints from residents who reside in shore side homes along the beach, the California Coastal Commission amended the building location, mov- ing it closer to the harbor jetties. The project was approved in 2008, but on appeal by detractors, construction was delayed.
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The main issue for the residents was that the proposed 33-foot tall life- guard tower would block views and be an eyesore. Many residents also con- tested that there was no need to add a new restroom since another was rest- room located less than a mile up the beach. Finally, on Nov.12, 2013, the Ventura
County Board of Supervisors unani- mously approved the amended Public Works Permit as it conformed to all the amendments required by the Coastal Commission and other agencies. In
The modern facility is now near- ing completion and will provide a permanent lifeguard tower, first aid room, handicap accessible public restrooms, and lockers and showers for life-
guards, as well as a new 76-space parking lot at the cost of nearly $1 million.
December 2013, the Coastal Commission gave its final approval and construction began that same month.
The modern facility is now nearing completion and will provide a perma- nent lifeguard tower, first aid room, handicap accessible public restrooms, and lockers and showers for lifeguards, as well as a new 76-space parking lot at the cost of nearly $1 million. The new building site, close to the
Channel Islands Harbor east jetty, allows for greater ocean and island views for beach residents. “Even in the winter months with
cooler weather and colder water, the beach is busy with surfers and other year-round users of Silver Strand,” said Lyn Krieger, Channel Islands Harbor director. “We look forward to the entire project being completed by this September.” Ventura County supervisor Steve
Bennett said the facility would benefit the entire community, and to build a facility that can withstand the beach climate, that is safer and easier to maintain, will benefit everyone that uses the beach.
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