For the second time in two months, Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall was shut down today due to a water main break.
City Manager Carolyn Lehr sent out an e-mail to staff saying municipal facilities at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. would be closed because there was no running water or toilets. A message went out the city's e-mail listserv as well.
Repairs are under way and are expected to be completed tonight, with City Hall reopening Thursday.
The break, discovered just north of the administration building about 11:30 a.m., is near the location of a similar break that likewise shut down City Hall on Feb. 8.
The city's municipal facilities occupy a 1950s-era military installation.
"This is what we're experiencing -- aging infrastructure," Lehr said.
An updated civic center with a new City Hall has been a goal of Rancho Palos Verdes officials for several years.
City Manager Carolyn Lehr sent out an e-mail to staff saying municipal facilities at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. would be closed because there was no running water or toilets. A message went out the city's e-mail listserv as well.
Repairs are under way and are expected to be completed tonight, with City Hall reopening Thursday.
The break, discovered just north of the administration building about 11:30 a.m., is near the location of a similar break that likewise shut down City Hall on Feb. 8.
The city's municipal facilities occupy a 1950s-era military installation.
"This is what we're experiencing -- aging infrastructure," Lehr said.
An updated civic center with a new City Hall has been a goal of Rancho Palos Verdes officials for several years.
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