Lewes holds public hearings on two proposals
The Lewes Mayor and City Council heard public comment on two proposals Aug. 7.
The panel heard a presentation on the proposed Virden Subdivision. The development would be five single-family homes with access to Kings Highway, south of the Lewes Public Library. Two residents spoke in favor of the subdivision and on behalf of the Virden family, which owns the land.
Board of adjustment Chair Richard Grier-Reynolds also addressed mayor and city council on proposed changes to the zoning code aimed at creating what he calls a clean process for appeals to the board. The change would require owners of adjacent properties to be notified of appeals. It would add a fourth layer of notification required 15 days prior to a public hearing. The code change would also make it clear that appeals to the board can only come from the historic preservation architectural review commissions and not other city commissions. There were no public comments on the proposed changes.
Mayor and city council is expected to vote on both measures at its meeting Monday, Aug. 14.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
