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The city finally blinked and agreed to fully fund our lifeguard patrols. We forced them to put public safety over their budget cuts and I am proud of every one of you for not backing down. Keep watching them because we will be ready to fight again if they try …

May 13, 2022

Don't Reduce Lifeguards at Flagler Beach

Don't Reduce Lifeguards at Flagler Beach

🏆 Won — 624 supporters Verified

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Started by Teresa Phillips 4 years, 6 months ago

Flagler Beach is planning to reduce the number of lifeguards and the area of beach covered this year. We are sure to have more visitors to our beaches this year due to relaxed Covid restrictions and increasing population; now is not the time to reduce coverage! Let the City of Flagler Beach know how important our safely guarded beach is to us!

Updates

Reached 500 supporters

April 8, 2022

April 6, 2022

The city officials think they can quietly gut our beach safety while we look the other way. We need to hit that five hundred signature mark immediately to force them to acknowledge the danger they are creating.

Reached 100 supporters

March 3, 2022

178 Comments

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Marco Gratta
4 years ago Featured

The lifeguards at Flagler are important. I have seen them work as a team to save someone sucked out by a rip current. 10 life guards worked together to save the mom drifting out to sea.

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Alex Goodman
4 years ago Featured

Someone losing their life on our beach would be a disaster and poor look for our wonderful community. Could also potentially open is up to litigation that would cost is more in the long run.

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Toni Figueiredo
4 years ago Featured

Flagler Beach has always been an amazing beach for everyone. The life guards are so needed as we have a lot of seniors especially over the age of 70 years old and above. Also the safety to the children and teens. This area has become very populated that now we have all group ages. Please keep the life guards. Thank You

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Jan Wierenga
4 years ago Featured

We are extremely concerned about our grandchildren’s safety while swimming in the ocean. We come to Flagler Beach BECAUSE of the lifeguards, and also frequent the stores and restaurants. I think business would be lost if lifeguards are not here.

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Anonymous
4 years ago Featured

With the reduction in parking on the south side after the A1A rebuild north side gets busier and busier stretching all the way down to Beverly we needs more guards not less. Protect the safety of Flaglers best asset. Makes sense to me.

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Eddie Herrera
4 years ago Featured

As an Alumni Flagler Beach lifeguard, I know how vital this role is for public safety on our beaches. Especially with the growth that has occurred in Flagler County, we can't afford to reduce the lifeguard budget and personnel at this time of need.

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Melody Galka
2 years ago

The rip current is dangerous and many visitors are not aware

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Alexander Sica
2 years ago

We need safety at the beach!!