COSTA MESA Three in, two out on...

COSTA MESA

Three in, two out on

the City Council

* Planning commissioners Eric Bever and Katrina Foley and former

Mayor Linda Dixon knocked off two incumbents to win seats on the dais

Tuesday. Next month, the three will replace councilmen Mike Scheafer

and Chris Steel, who ran and lost, and Councilwoman Libby Cowan, who

did not seek reelection.

Foley, who ran for City Council in 2002 and lost, said she isn’t

quite sure yet who she will be most closely aligned with on the

council but is keeping an open mind.

“Certainly Linda Dixon and I share a lot of values, but I’m

willing to build alliances with all the City Council members,” Foley

said. “One of the other important issues I think the voters were

concerned about is that the City Council be people who can work

together.”

* Directors of the Orange County Fair agreed on a new request for

bids on a 10-year lease to operate the weekend swap meet at the

fairgrounds.

The board will officially begin requesting bids Monday and will

accept them through Dec. 10. Board members expect to award a lease

contract in January 2005.