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Dear John Stark,

There are two issues here. the first was the tragic drowning and I agree with everything you said. I was a lifeguard for two years and I never tried to get my salt water certification because something as tragic as this can happen so easily as it did last month.

However, I tried to make my comments solely on the way the Mayor handled it. He said he ended the lifeguards for the remainder of the season. I (and I'll bet you) would never have done that. I (and I'll bet you) would have increased the number of lifeguards to five or six to show our residents and visitors that we care about their safety. Avedisian did not do that. It's the way he handled this tragedy that makes me outraged.

Do you think Avedisian made our beaches more safe or less safe?

What would you have done?

Richard Corrente

Dear Kammy,

I agree with everything you said as well.

Just remember, we can't change what happened. What I am trying to do is change that we do in the future. Your words.

Richard Corrente