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Vol. 6, No.20 Including Surrounding Communities www.thepress.net May 16, 2008
CSD makes
its case
on growth
by Ruth Roberts
Staff Writer
The Discovery Bay Community Services District
(CSD) Board of Directors fl exed its collective
muscles last week with the approval of a letter to
the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
expressing the board’s – and the public’s – concerns
over future growth in the community.
The letter, drafted by CSD President Shannon
Murphy-Teixeira and Director Dave Dove,
was approved by the board at the May 7 CSD
meeting, and is expected to be sent to the Board
of Supervisors later this week.
In the following excerpt from the letter, the
CSD expresses its reservations regarding the
town’s ability to accommodate growth in Discovery
Bay while maintaining the appropriate
see CSD page 21A
Oz comes to Excelsior
Fire plan goes up in smoke
Photo by Richard Wisdom
County supervisors will remain in control of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection
District after Oakley offi cials turned down a proposal to share governance. Above is
ECCFPD Station 58 on Bixler Road.
Photo by Richard Wisdom
Members of the Lollipop Guild – also known as, from left,
Casey Hebert, Jared Turner, Ben Stephens and Michelle
Fancey – invite the community to Excelsior Middle School’s
production of “The Wizard of Oz.” For details on where and when,
see Page 12B.
by Rick Lemyre
Staff Writer
The effort to gain local control
over fi re services that serve Discovery
Bay and far East County was
dealt a setback this week by a decision
by the Oakley council to back
out of a plan to share control over
the East Contra Cista Fire Protection
District.
Brentwood, Oakley and the
county have been working for more
than three years to re-vamp the EC-
CFPD, which provides fi re service
throughout far East County. The
district, funded by tax rates set when
the then-rural area was served by
volunteer fi refi ghters, is severely under-funded,
and can afford only two
fi refi ghters per engine and no paramedics.
Industry standards call for
three-person crews with one a paramedic.
In order to raise revenues to fully
staff the district, additional taxes will
be required. Local offi cials have said,
however, that their communities will
see Fire page 21A
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THIS WEEK
Special kids,
special day
Lions Clubs from Discovery Bay
to Berkeley converged on the
DeLuna Ranch to help special
kids feel like regular kids.
Page 3A
Lauding the
landscaping
Some Discovery Bay home-
owners take shrubbery
seriously, and their hard work
makes a walk through town
easy on the eyes.
Page 4A
Track clash
sets high bar
Liberty athletes took home
some hardware at a recent
league championship meet.
Page 1B
INSIDE
Business ...........................6B
Calendar ........................23B
Classifieds ......................15B
Community .................... 3A
Education ....................... 8A
Entertainment ..............12B
Health & Beauty ...........10B
Milestones .......................9B
Opinion ........................16A
Public Notices ................18B