DEL MAR: Volunteers from nonprofit organizations and the city's public service departments will compete at a Chili Olympics today to raise money for fire victims.
The event, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Del Mar fire station, will feature 10 teams competing to make the best chili, corn bread and double-crust apple pie. Fire Chief Dave Ott will preside over judges; the Mar Dels will provide musical entertainment.
The $10 donation and raffle proceeds will help wildfire victims. The fire station is at 2200 Jimmy Durante Blvd. For information, call Carol Kerridge at (858) 755-7821 or Shirley King at (858) 481-5934. –J.O.
Sewer-rate changes
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VISTA: Sewer-rate increases proposed for the next five years will go before the Vista City Council on Tuesday.
The rate changes are proposed in part to pay for about $170 million in sewer repairs over the next 10 years.
A city staff report details two alternatives. The first, which the staff recommends, would increase annual flat-rate charges for sewer service over the next five years.
Single-family residences in the Vista Sanitation District – generally parts of Vista north of state Route 78 – would see incremental rate increases each year from the current $473 to $735 by 2012.
Single-family residences in the Buena Sanitation District – generally parts of the city south of Route 78 – would see rates gradually increase from $571 to $729 by 2012.
The second alternative could allow for a change from the flat-rate system to one based on usage.
The meeting is at 5:30 p.m., 600 Eucalyptus Ave. –M.R.
Staff writers Jim Okerblom and Matthew Rodriguez contributed to this report.
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