On Saturday August 17, and Sunday August 18, the Clubhouse 1 and Village Library parking lots are scheduled for surface paving and striping work. The Village Library and Laguna Woods History Center will be open during this work. On-street parking will be available on Calle Aragon. Work will begin at 9 a.m. on August 17 and 18, and the parking lots are estimated to be reopen at the end of the day on Sunday, August 18. The bus transportation lot will not be affected during the surface paving work. 

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The Laguna Woods City Council will conduct a public hearing on the city’s general plan and zoning code update project on Wednesday, August 21, at 2 p.m. at Laguna Woods City Hall Council Chambers (24264 El Toro Road). Click the orange “Download PDF” button to view the Notice of Public Hearing.

Click here for more information and a link to the draft environmental impact report, proposed general plan elements and Laguna Woods zoning code amendments.

For additional information, contact the city at 949-639-0500 or planning@cityoflagunawoods.org, or visit city hall during normal working hours.

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Any Village resident looking to easily enter the community can do so with a vehicle RFID decal. With a decal, residents can simply pull up within two feet of any resident lane gate arm to trigger arm lift.

RFID decals cost only $25 per vehicle—and are valid for as long as you own that vehicle. The RFID program assists with access control, parking enforcement, contactless entry and reduced wait times. The one-time $25 fee covers annual maintenance costs for the access system, so it’s not being charged in monthly assessments. 

Secure your RFID by visiting Resident Services in the Community Center at 24351 El Toro Road with your valid vehicle registration.

Guests, visitors and residents without an RFID decal on their vehicles must use the guest lane for gate ambassador assistance.

For more information, email Resident Services at residentservices@vmsinc.org.

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Don’t miss the chance to get to know the candidates running for the United Mutual board of directors during the “Meet the Candidates” forum on Friday, August 23, in the Community Center board room (24351 El Toro Road) and on Village Television at 10:30 a.m.

The candidates:

• Maggie Blackwell
• Pardiss Broomand
• Marie Collins
• Jeanne Costello
• Alan Dickinson
• Anthony Liberatore
• Abbas Mohammadi
• Charles Prater

For full United Mutual election details, click here.

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On Wednesday, July 31, in the Community Center board room, Assemblymember Diane Dixon and Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Specialist Jackie Wylie hosted a town hall discussion and presented a Senior Scam Stoppers seminar, respectively.

If you missed this event, or attended and would like to rewatch it, please click here to watch it on the Village YouTube channel.

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We are thrilled to announce that the new Laguna Woods Village website is in its final phases and is set to launch tentatively early November. This comprehensive project is the result of a collaborative effort involving a GRF committee, resident feedback and testing, Village Management Services (VMS) staff, and our contractor, Urban Insight, who in its 24-year experience has planned, designed, developed and successfully launched more than 500 websites.

Key Features and Design Elements

During the design phase, Urban Insight and VMS worked diligently to identify essential functionalities and design elements tailored to meet the needs of residents, board members, realtors and staff. During this phase, Urban Insight created initial design “wireframes,” or navigation and design roadmaps, to align with the Village brand and resident expectations.

In the current development phase, the focus is on improving document handling, enhancing the search function and integrating single sign-on capabilities. The collaborative user testing effort with residents aims not only to enhance resident engagement but also increase operational transparency.

Impressive Content Migration

To date, a significant amount of content has been successfully migrated to the new website, including:

• Over 11,000 files and images
• Over 7,000 documents
• 720 news posts
• 745 club posts

Enhanced Search Functionality

One of the major improvements in the new website is the enhanced search function, which now includes:

• Autosuggestions as users enter queries
• Indexed and available documents for easy access
• The ability to customize results for specific queries

Improved Privacy and Security

Privacy and security have been a top priority in the development of the new website. Key improvements include:

• The ability to restrict documents and pages to residents only
• An easy-to-use login system based on the existing resident portal login

The design concepts were officially debuted to the Media and Communications Committee on July 15, showcasing the thoughtful and resident-centric approach taken in this project.

Training and Support

Urban Insight has been instrumental in providing training for content editors and webmasters via comprehensive documentation, instructional videos and training sessions to ensure a smooth transition to the new platform.

Final Steps

As we approach the final stages of this project, the focus will be on:

• Content entry and updating
• SEO implementation
• Final content migration to sync new and initial content
• Beta testing and user testing

We are eagerly anticipating the official site launch at the beginning of November. Post-launch, we will continue to provide support to ensure a seamless user experience.

Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to unveiling the new and improved Laguna Woods Village website!

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