This letter is in regard to the article titled, “Rehoboth unsure what to do about Lake Gerar tot lot,” by Chris Flood that ran in the Feb. 12 Cape Gazette:
My answer? Leave the open space. It’s very peaceful for walking, biking and fishing from the pier. Just trim the weeds, plant more weeping willow trees and maybe add some rocks around the edges, such as at Silver Lake.
The tot lot is used very little since mostly retired people live in this area; not many children. I’ve lived overlooking Lake Gerar for 75 years.
I’m probably the oldest and longest-living resident in Rehoboth Beach, and I walk around Lake Gerar three or four times a week (weather permitting). When my husband and son served on Sussex County Council, they contributed money for the fishing pier and tot lot. However, the $350,000 toward a new tot lot could be used toward many more needs in Rehoboth, such as reduced fees for water and sewer, refuse, rental fees, etc.
Also important is working with Delmarva Power to start putting the unsightly, overloaded telephone poles underground. To advertise Rehoboth Beach as a “Tree City” is a joke, when we allow Delmarva Power to cut the tops off the trees as they’ve done on Olive Avenue. They hardly resemble trees.
Climate change is coming; shade trees should be planted and growing.
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