Jacksonville Beach’s volunteer lifeguards are suing the city for cutting longstanding ties with them this month. The Volunteer Life Saving Corps, which worked with the city for more than 110 years, says Jax Beach violated its agreement by taking over all lifeguarding operations at the beach and locking the VLSC out of its station. The 2016 agreement called for the corps to continue protecting the beach on Sundays and weekends until 2026. The city claims it had no choice, due to a federal labor ruling saying city employees couldn’t also volunteer for the city. (News4Jax)
