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Vol. 9, No. 24
Water rates on the rise in DB by Ruth Roberts Staff Writer The bad news for Discovery Bay residents is that their combined water and sewer rates will be increasing 17 percent on July 1 and another 18.4 percent the following year. The good news, however, is that Delta dwellers will still be paying less to wash and flush than their regional counterparts. “In looking at rate structures for other districts in our area, Discovery Bay is still lower than comparable districts,” said CSD President Kevin Graves of the rate increases. “But the fact is that in order to maintain our facilities the way they need to be
maintained, our options were limited.” Effective the coming fiscal year, beginning July 1 (and based on an average use of 23 CCFs – roughly 17,000 gallons of water per month), non-metered residential users with a single-family lot size of 5,000 to 10,000 square feet will pay a combined monthly water and wastewater charge of $79.68; $94.81 the following year. For metered residential homeowners – roughly 1,900 homes in Discovery Bay – the average rate, again based on 23 CCFs per month, will be $76.92 for blended water and wastewater use this
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Photo courtesy of Amanda Dove
crowd of enthusiastic paddle boaters, wake boarders and pilots of person-powered vessels of every stripe wave to the official photographer during last year’s world-record setting assemblage of 388 human-powered vessels linked together. This year’s grab for glory is held June 25, and you can learn the details on Page 30A.
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New eBART plan appeases Antioch by Justin Lafferty Staff Writer
coloring contest, which kids can enter by stopping by The Press booth at the CornFest or the Brentwood Farmers’ Market. On the right is the work of Jason Tastard, 8, who did his thing at the Blues, Brews & BBQs event on Memorial Day weekend. Justin – and all coloring contest winners – will receive four tickets to see a movie at the Rave Theater in The Streets of Brentwood. Look for the voluntary subscriber envelope in today’s paper.
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June 17, 2011
Fit and fabulous
Let our Health, Beauty & Fitness Guide dial you in to ways to get healed up, decked out and trimmed down. Page 1B
see Rates page 30A
Feelin’ the love It was one year ago we at The Press launched our first “I Love the Press” campaign, aimed at building a base of volunteer subscribers. The goal was to compile a list of readers who, by requesting the otherwise free Hometown Weekly Newspaper, helped us maintain out status as a paper of legal record. We were astonished and pleased at the number of residents who cheerfully jumped onto the bandwagon. In addition to continuing to run legal notices, the response has helped us show out-of-town advertisers just how loyal our readers are. Because of you, The Press will continue to come to your home every week for free. It’s been a year, so once again we’re asking for your support. The same $10 voluntary subscription will also get you entered in a drawing for a flat-screen TV to be given way after the CornFest. This year’s effort also includes a
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Months after Antioch’s City Council called the designs of a proposed eBART station at Hillcrest Avenue unacceptable, transit representatives returned Tuesday with an improved proposal city officials could go along with. In December, BART officials presented an updated design of a potential $462 million eBART station at Highway 4 and Hillcrest Avenue. City Council members rejected the design, noting the lack of a station agent, public restrooms and escalators. BART Director Joel Keller said at the time that there wasn’t enough funding for a station agent or escalators and public restrooms would attract criminal activity. However, Tuesday night’s
Rock repair
go to news/WebExtras! Bethel Islanders can now buy rip rap to buttress their portion of the island’s levee.
proposal from project manager Ric Rattray addressed Antioch’s safety concerns. If the station comes to fruition, there will be a dedicated station agent at the Hillcrest stop during peak hours – 6 to 8 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. The station will also employ a community service officer for the morning, afternoon and evening hours the station agent is absent. The police chiefs of Antioch and BART are also working together to make sure that one party won’t create too much work for the other. Acting Antioch Police Chief Allan Cantando and BART’s top cop, Kenton Rainey, said at Tuesday’s meeting that they have been sharing ideas to make the area safer and will form a partnership should the station
Bravas for the maestra A beloved music director about to relinquish her baton was celebrated after 35 years of harmonious service. Page 6A
Athlete of the Year
A master of the mat with a firm hold on humility is our choice for the most outstanding athlete of 2011. Page 23A Calendar ............................ 23B Classifieds ......................... 17B Cop Logs ............................21A Entertainment ................. 12B Food .................................... 13B Health, Beauty & Fitness....1B Milestones ........................ 15B Opinion ..............................20A Sports .................................23A ravemotionpictures Brentwood 14 +
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Campus recruit
go to news/press releases A student has been named to the Northern California Red Cross board.
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FOR MOVIE TIMES SEE PAGE 5A
Rousing Relay
go to multimedia/videos View the pageantry and solemnity of Brentwood’s Relay For Life.