This Week: Council to Vote on Water Bill Changes for Unincorporated Darien; District 63 Discusses Strategic Plan

Wavering water bill: The will consider an ordinance Monday that lowers the cost of water for people living in unincorporated Darien to $5.88 per 1,000 gallons from $6.74 cents per 1,000 gallons. The ordinance also proposes tacking a $6 surcharge onto unincorporated residents’ water bills. That would replace the $5 surcharge currently on the bill, which is the same as what residents within corporate boundaries pay.

Strategic plan: will hold a workshop prior to Tuesday’s school board meeting to discuss the . The board said at its September meeting that it would develop a document that outlines focus areas for the district that it would then present to the public. 

For your health: Get your flu shot, and while you’re at it, get your blood pressure taken and find out your body mass index at the Wednesday at .

Odd author: James Kennedy, author of “The Order of Odd-Fish,” will be on hand to meet teens grades seven through 12 at . The event is part of the library’s .

Halloween planning: Darien’s hours are open ended, so little ghosts and ghouls can collect candy to their hearts content. But for safety’s sake, the city recommends bringing the fun indoors once it gets dark.