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News Briefs 11/17/20

November 17, 2020
Spa owner has relocation plans

The owner of a mini spa whose business in downtown Milton was destroyed in a Sept. 22 fire wants to reopen on property in a rural area near Lewes.

Hillary Brock has filed for a conditional use to operate a spa at 19950 Beaver Dam Road near the Stockley Road intersection. She and her husband, Todd Brock, are building a house and a 4,800-square-foot barn on the property. During the Nov. 12 Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, Brock said the spa would be open by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. She said no more than 10 customers a day would visit the spa.

Commissioners deferred a vote to a future meeting. Sussex County Council has scheduled a public hearing on the application at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1.

District plans new Sussex Central High

At its Nov. 12 meeting, Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a rezoning application filed by Indian River School District to build a new high school.

The district is seeking to rezone a 187-acre parcel at 26026 Patriots Way near Georgetown from AR-1, agricultural-residential, to I-1, institutional district, to build a new Sussex Central High School adjacent to the existing school and across from the property where the new Howard T. Ennis School will be located.

Sussex County Council will have a public hearing on the application at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1, in the county administration building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown.

Rehoboth commissioner meeting Nov. 20

The Rehoboth Beach commissioners have scheduled an online meeting for 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20.

The agenda calls for the adoption of new committee policies and possible votes on awarding contracts for the city’s water meter replacement program and the Delaware Avenue bathroom renovation. Members of the public wishing to speak must preregister with City Secretary Ann Womack at least two days prior to the meeting by emailing awomack@cityofrehoboth.com. A full agenda and meeting materials are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. For more information, call 302-227-6181.

Lewes planners public hearing set Nov. 18

The Lewes Planning Commission will hold a virtual public hearing at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, regarding the revised site plan for the Dutchman’s Harvest workforce housing project on Savannah Road. The revised plan and a link to the Zoom meeting can be found at lewes.civicweb.net. Planners will consider a recommendation on the proposal at their regular meeting immediately following the hearing. During the regular meeting, commissioners will also consider a waiver request from the slope of a storm drain pipe in the White’s Pond Meadow major subdivision along Freeman Highway. They will also discuss a proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan’s future land-use map to change 203 Savannah Road from residential to commercial. The land was rezoned to residential a few years ago, but due to lack of activity on the site, it will revert back to commercial. A link to the meetings can be found at lewes.civicweb.net.

Lewes African American Commission to meet

The Lewes African American Heritage Commission will meet virtually at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19. The group will receive an update on the menhaden fishing reel on the campus of Lewes Historical Society. They will also discuss the city’s ongoing wayfinding project and public art project, and receive an update on the historic marker planned to commemorate the contributions of the African American community. A link to the meeting can be found at lewes.civicweb.net.  

Rehoboth environment committee to meet

The Rehoboth Beach Environment Committee has scheduled an online meeting for 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18.

The agenda calls for a presentation by master gardener Ernie Ritchie of Rehoboth to advise the committee on pollinator-friendly gardening/tree planting ideas.

Members of the public wishing to speak must preregister with City Secretary Ann Womack at least two days prior to the meeting by emailing awomack@cityofrehoboth.com.

Meeting materials are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. For more information, call 302-227-6181.

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