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December 10, 2015
CWA rates and charges to rise Increase of 5.4% for treated water, 6.6% for untreated supply
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Volume 19, Issue 50
Celebrating the holiday season
Joe Naiman Village News Correspondent The water rates and charges for Calendar Year 2016 adopted by the San Diego County Water Authority will, on a countywide basis, increase rates for treated water by 5.4 percent and for untreated water by 6.6 percent. The rates and charges which will go into effect Jan. 1 were adopted by a unanimous SDCWA board vote June 25. “Our water rate increase is very modest. Our goal is to provide the most cost-effective service to our member agencies as possible,” said CWA general manager Maureen Stapleton. The CWA member agencies have the option of absorbing the rate increases or passing on the additional cost to customers. The CWA’s rates are based on a melded rate which melds the cost of water delivered from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), water purchased from the Imperial Irrigation District under the Quanitification Settlement Agreement (QSA), and water produced by the Carlsbad desalination plant. The CWA also has transportation, storage, and customer service charges along with fees and charges
see CWA, page A-9
Deputies arrest Fallbrook man for four burglaries, two sexual assaults Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor
Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Fallbrook substation captured a suspect in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 2, who had reportedly committed four burglaries and two sexual assaults within a few hours. “The deputies did a great job,” said Lt. Dan Brislin, who oversees the Sheriff ’s Dept.’s Family Protection Detail. Michael Anthony Espinoza, 22, of Fallbrook was arrested on charges of burglary, sexual assault, and rape in the incidents. According to Brislin, the first call deputies responded to, at approximately 2:35 a.m., was at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Alturas Road in Fallbrook, where a female resident reported that an unknown male entered her apartment and then fled on foot. Deputies began to search the area for the suspect, and during that process, one of the deputies heard screams coming from a
Ken Seals photo Barbara Hayden, a member of the Mountain Dulcimer Players holds up her instrument as the dulcimer is introduced and described before the players’ performance at the official Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony on Dec. 4 at the Fallbrook Community Center. See more photos from this event on page C-10.
Hasvold named Realtor of the Year North San Diego County Association of Realtors selects Fallbrook broker out of 5,000 members Debbie Ramsey Managing Editor
see ARREST, page A-9
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Courtesy photo Chris Hasvold, broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Village Properties holds the award he was presented Nov. 21 after being named Realtor of the Year by the North San Diego County Association of Realtors.
A real estate broker wellknown in the Fallbrook/Bonsall demographic for being at the helm of a large, longstanding, successful team was honored Nov. 21 with the prestigious Realtor of the Year award by the North San Diego County Association of Realtors (NSDCAR). Chris Hasvold, who owns Coldwell Banker Village Properties along with wife, Lisa, was stunned when he was announced as the 2015 honoree out of some 5,000 members in the association than spans all of North County. “My reaction was complete and total surprise,” said Hasvold. “I wasn’t even aware that I was being considered. There are many before me who have dedicated so much of their career to the association and the industry that it’s just an honor to be considered in their company.” NSDCAR CEO Dianne McMillan explained that the Realtor of the Year award is “taken very seriously.”
“[The honoree] would be a person who has contributed heavily to their profession over the past year,” said McMillan. “Chris has been a long-term member, very active in the community, very active in the association, and on the current board of directors,” she explained. “He is highly principled and ethical. Chris is extremely thoughtful and analytical and has an unusual facility of being able to sit and listen to a conversation and then strike at the heart of the matter with something that is right on – the right solution – or unique point of view that brings clarity to the situation. He is committed to the industry and to private property rights.” McMillan concluded, “In this particular year, we saw Chris step up to the plate and give time over and above the time he commits to service on the board of directors and to other projects. In addition, he is a gentleman, very articulate, a business success, committed
see HASVOLD, page A-9