UPPER TOWNSHIP — A 20-year anniversary passed June 11 without fanfare, and possibly without notice.

On that date in 2005, officials dedicated a new headquarters for lifeguards. Now, Mayor Curtis Corson says it is time for a new building.

“Our lifeguard headquarters, on its first day it was built, it was inadequate. It’s not big enough,” Corson said at a September meeting of the Township Committee. Other complaints included a lack of storage and a lack of bathrooms, with guards relying on portable toilets instead.

There are no lockers, or a break room, or a secure office for senior staff.

“The observation deck, obviously, doesn’t even face the ocean,” Corson said.

Corson’s name is on a plaque on the side of the building, along with that of then-Mayor Richard Palombo and other members o

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