News Briefs 4/21/23

Five Points Working Group meets April 24

The Five Points Working Group will meet at 6 p.m., Monday, April 24, at the Cape Henlopen High School library and via Zoom. The group will discuss emergency response in the Five Points area, receive a status update on a pedestrian bridge feasibility study, discuss coordination between Department of Transportation and Sussex County, receive an update on Phase 2 of implementation and discuss a June public workshop. Find a meeting link at deldot.gov/projects/Studies/fivepoints.

Rehoboth shade tree group to meet

The Rehoboth Beach Parks & Shade Tree Commission will meet at 10 a.m., Monday, April 24, in the city hall commissioners room, 229 Rehoboth Ave., to conduct two hearings.

The first is an appeal related to removal of a tree, minimum-density tree requirements and an applicable fee in lieu of mitigation at 12 Hickman St. The second is related to removal of a six-inch hackberry, a 10-inch pine and a 12-inch pine located along the property line at 100 East Lake Drive where a city sidewalk is scheduled to be installed.

Agenda and livestream are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. Only in-person attendees may make comments.

For information, call 302-227-6181 or email information@cityofrehoboth.com.

Rehoboth Board of Adjustment to meet

The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment will meet at 2:30 p.m., Monday, April 24, in the city hall commissioners room, 229 Rehoboth Ave. There are three hearings scheduled.

The first hearing is related to variance requests for the property at 229 Hickman St. to increase the building height one foot beyond the 35-foot height limit, increase the floor-to-area ratio and allow the basement to exceed the maximum area that may be excluded from floor-area limits.

The second is for the proposed hotel fronting the Boardwalk and bounded on the north by Baltimore Avenue and on the south by Rehoboth Avenue. The applicant has requested a variance to allow an increase in floor-to-area ratio from 2 to 2.76.

The third is related to variance requests for the property at 510 and 512 Rehoboth Ave. to allow the gross floor area devoted to a dining patio to be more than 1,000 square feet, to allow restaurant patrons to wait on a dining patio for restaurant seating and to allow a use accessory to a restaurant on an adjacent lot.

A full agenda, meeting materials and a livestream are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. Only in-person attendees may make comments.

For information, call 302-227-6181 or email information@cityofrehoboth.com.

Rehoboth bulk pickup begins April 24

Rehoboth Beach’s annual spring bulk pickup will begin Monday, April 24, on the south side of town, including Schoolvue and Scarborough Avenue Ext., running through Friday, April 28. Pickup on the north side of town runs Monday, May 1 to Friday, May 5.

Items should be placed in front of the property line and on the same side of the street as the property, no more than 24 hours before pickup. Sidewalks and traffic should not be blocked.

Specific rules pertain to appliances and other electrical items. Go to cityofrehoboth.com/residents/trash-recycling for complete details on the bulk pickup program, as well as trash collection (including a calendar), recycling and yard waste. For information, call 302-227-6181, Ext. 522 or email communications@cityofrehoboth.com.

Lewes environmental group sets meeting

The Lewes Planning Commission Environmental Subcommittee will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, April 24, at city hall.

The agenda includes a presentation on dark-sky lighting, and updates on the floodplain, water resources, intern research, and definitions of pervious/impervious surfaces. Discussions of an upcoming summer workshop and presentation to mayor and city council will follow.

See the meeting agenda and link at lewes.civicweb.net.

Lewes collecting drugs, hazardous waste, electronics April 22

The City of Lewes will host a collection event for household hazardous waste, electronics and drugs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 22, along Schley Avenue.

At 129 Schley Ave., the Lewes Police Department will be collecting drugs, both prescription and illegal, for proper disposal with no questions asked. 

Household hazardous waste and electronics can be taken to the Old Power Plant at 227 Schley Ave. where the Lewes Board of Public Works will accept and properly dispose of them.

See more information at lewesbpwde.gov.

School board election guide available

The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition has created a school board voter guide, How to Vote in Delaware’s School Board Elections, to help Delaware voters to learn where, when and how to vote Tuesday, May 9. 

The guide includes links to VoteDelaware.org, ACLU of Delaware’s voter education website; VotamosDE.org, the Votamos, We Vote Coalition’s Spanish-language voter education website; and Vote411.org/Delaware, the League of Women Voters’ voter education website. 

These sites feature candidate questionnaires and information on events like school board candidate forums, allowing voters to learn more about the candidates running in their districts and their positions on key issues. 

This year’s guide also features key information about voter accessibility.