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Health Director Closes Lighthouse Park Beach

The city’s Health Director has temporarily closed the beach at Lighthouse Point Park as the city investigates a potential storm-related sewage spill into the water.

City spokesperson Kyle Buda sent out an email press release Saturday morning about that beach closure.

He wrote that city Health Director Maritza Bond has ordered the park’s beach and water closed following Friday’s landfall of Tropical Storm Elsa and in response to reported sewage discharge.”

He wrote that the city will collect updated water samples Monday morning and will re-open Lighthouse Beach to the public as soon as they’re confirmed safe.”

This move is one of an abundance of caution,” Bond is quoted as saying in the press release. The city tests water at our beach twice per week to ensure contaminant levels don’t exceed safety guidelines – as soon as we’re able to confirm the water is safe we will re-open the beach. Further, I’ve ordered that my team up our testing from twice per week to three times per week.”

While the beach is closed, Lighthouse Point Park and the splash pad at the park remain open.

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