Residential Customer Del Mar CA, 92014 ECRWSS
Volume XV, Issue 49
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Hearing scheduled on new trash pickup rates ‘Pay-as-you-throw’ system slated to start in spring BY CLAIRE HARLIN editor@delmartimes.net The City of Del Mar will implement a new “pay-as-you-throw” solid waste disposal system next spring, unless the majority of the community objects on or before a Dec. 12 public hearing. Under the proposed tier system, which has been created in part to incentivize recycling, customers will pay different rates depending on the trash container size they select. Those with a 64-gallon trash container will see no rate change, those who choose a 96-gallon will see an increase of about $2 and those who choose a 32-gallon will pay about $4 less than what
■ DM couple’s Miracle League offers baseball to kids with special needs. Page 4
they are paying. Additional containers are $2 each, and recycling pickup will carry no additional charge. Residents currently pay a flat rate of $18.91 no matter how much they dispose of. The hearing, to be held at 240 10th St., will be conducted in accordance with Proposition 218, which requires cities to give the public a chance to provide testimony on any proposed rate change and put changes into effect only after a “noprotest finding,” according to a city staff report. Community members can also respond in writing to cityhall@delmar.ca.us.
SEE TRASH, PAGE 18
No new burglaries reported in series
■ Canyon Crest Academy event to help feed the hungry. Page 5
■ The St. Peter’s Thrift Shop held its annual luncheon and fashion show on Nov. 21. Page B14
Rick Schroeder takes advantage of good surfing conditions at 18th Street in Del Mar on Nov. 26. PHOTO: JON CLARK
There have been no additional burglaries reported in the Del Mar Heights and Carmel Valley area burglary series since two suspects were arrested on Nov. 18, according to Carmel Valley Northwestern Division Lt. Andrew Hoffman. In recent months, 10 homes were reported broken into using similar methods, including two older crimes that were recently reported as the homeowners had
Stubbs returns to DM Foundation board BY KELLEY CARLSON The Del Mar Foundation’s newest board member, T. Patrick Stubbs, has long been a pillar of support for the community. Having previously served on the Foundation’s panel for two terms, from 1997 to 2003, Stubbs is again a part of this group, which devotes its time to issues affecting this village by the sea. Among Stubbs’ duties: He is chairman of the Summer Twilight Concerts Committee. “I want to make the
Marti Jo, Garrett, Cameron and T. Pat Stubbs 30th year of summer concerts as fun and eventful as possible while being respectful to the history (of the area) at the same time,” Stubbs said. “It’s an oppor-
tunity for evolution ... and taking it up a notch from a quality standpoint.” The San Diego-area na-
SEE STUBBS, PAGE 6
been away. Two suspects were caught Nov. 18 after breaking into two Del Mar Heights-area homes and were linked to one of the earlier burglaries in the series. “We’re hesitant to say we got our guys and this series is over but as of yet, we’re keeping our fingers crossed,” Hoffman said. Police were able to link the suspects to
SEE BURGLARY, PAGE 6
Woodward Center may add veterinary hospital BY KAREN BILLING The Helen Woodward Animal Center is looking to add veterinary hospital to its long list of services to animals. While the center, which will turn 40 years old in 2012, has always had an independently-run vet hospital on site, the center has never run its own veterinary hospital. On Dec. 15, the center’s board will make a final decision on whether to run the veterinary hospital, which was upgraded last De-
Helen Woodward Animal Center administration director Eileen Beattie and Patricia Carter, chief of staff cember. The plan is for Helen Woodward to operate the hospital potentially as soon as Jan. 1, employing high-
SEE WOODWARD, PAGE 18
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