New chamber board has momentum on its side
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      Businesses are joining a local chamber of commerce in record numbers despite the worst recession in years. During a board of directors installation luncheon last week of the Agoura/Oak Park/Las Virgenes Chamber of Commerce, a representative of the 50-year-old organization reported that its membership is now at an all-time high.
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Reporting bad teen driving encouraged in L.A. County
      In response to recent vehicle fatalities, sheriff’s department officials from surrounding communities got together last week and discussed a collaborative effort in STTOP (Sheriff’s Teen Traffic Offender Program).
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California regulations may force
a hike in sewer rates
By John Loesing
Acorn Staff Writer
      A set of strict new regulations about to be imposed by the state could result in higher sewer rates for customers of Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, LVMWD officials warned last week. The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, a state agency, wants to reduce the amount of harmful nutrients that are released into Malibu Creek by LVMWD’s Tapia Water Reclamation Facility near Calabasas. Every liter of wastewater produced by the sewer plant on Las Virgenes Road contains 13 milligrams of inorganic nitrogen, which is said to contribute to algae buildup in the creek and in Malibu Lagoon near Surfrider Beach.
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