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YOUR HOMETOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Vol. 12, No. 30
DBPOA to be
July 25,2014
Living well at any age
Making waves
dissolved by Ruth Roberts Staff Writer
Afte r decades of commotion, content ion and alleged corruption, it seems the beleaguered D iscovery Bay P roperty Owners Association (DBPOA) may fina lly be gone fo r good. " It appears the membership has spoken," said DBPOA boa rd member Roger Difate. On J une 30, the membership of the DBPOA vo ted to d issolve the association. The board of d irectors unani mo usly agreed to uphold the decision, and the d issolu tion is expected to be finalized within a matter of months. "This does not mean, however, that the CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictio ns - which run with the land) are no longer in ef-
feet," said D BPOA P resident F rank Visintin. " Nothing has changed except the enforcing agents. We've notified the membershi p of whom to contact fo r violati ons, and if this is not satisfactory, there is always the opti on of members pursuing a small claims court actio n." For th ose who have been involved in the yea rs-long battle, which has incl uded charges of arbitrary code enforcement, stiff penalties for non-compliance and illegal liens aga inst homeowner's properties, the final chapter in the DBPOA saga is a welcome one. "T he DBPOA had been plagued with controversy since its inceptio n," said Visintin. " In 1987, homeowners on Discovery Poin t successfull y sued
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Party on at Summerfest Photo courtesy of the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office
T
he Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office M arin e Services Unit recent ly h eld a commi ssioning ceremony f o r its t w o new p atrol vessels. The b oat s are nam ed after t wo retired members of th e Sh eri ff's Office: Commander Dale M o rri son and Deputy Sheriff Freddie Ren o. M o rrison and Ren o were on hand f o r th e ce rem ony, w hich t ook place at Lauritzen Yacht Harbo r in Oakley o n July 9. Co ntra Cost a County Sheriff David Livingst o n was also in attendance.
see DBPOA page 26A
Discovery Bay Garden Club honored
The Discovery Bay Chamber of Commerce is hosting the bash of t he season. Page 3A
Swinging for the fences
by Pati Lucido Go nsalves Co rresp o ndent
T he Discovery Bay Garden Clu b (DBGC) was recently recognized for its outstanding work on the Blue Star Memorial Garden at Slife r Park, receiving three awards a nd a special achievement certifica te during last month's Diablo Foothills District regio nal meeting held at the Boardwa lk Grill. The honors included F irst Place Blue Sta r Memorial Site Beautification Award, presented by Califo rnia Garden Clubs, Inc.; Certificate of Commendatio n fo r Blue Star Memorial Byway Marker, presented by Nationa l Garden Clubs, Inc.; see Club page 26A
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Antioch's Big League All Star team has its eyes set on going to Delaware . Page 19A
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Th e Discovery Bay Garden Club 's Blue St ar M emorial Ga rd en at Slifer Park i n Discovery Bay has garnered n ational att ent ion.
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