News Briefs 7/27/21
Know your marijuana rights seminars set
The Delaware Cannabis Advocacy Network is hosting a series of free Know Your Rights seminars, beginning at 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 28. The series will be conducted via Zoom and livestreamed on Facebook @DelawareCANorg.
The first seminar will feature a presentation covering a broad range of topics with a focus on effectively asserting personal freedoms and protections, and individual rights during common interactions with law enforcement. Topics will include privacy rights and First Amendment rights, as well as citizens’ rights during traffic stops, search warrants, police questioning, and other rights citizens have during police interactions.
Part two of the series, How to Fight a Cannabis Case, will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 8, and will cover criminal proceedings, right to counsel, and effective techniques to successfully fight a cannabis case without having to hire an attorney.
The third event will be a seminar on expungement and pardons at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 19. Participants can register for the free Know Your Rights presentation at bit.ly/DelawareCANRegistration or view the livestream on Delaware CAN’s Facebook Page @DelawareCANorg.
Rehoboth task force to met July 28
Rehoboth Beach’s Wilmington/Baltimore Avenue Streetscape Task Force has scheduled a meeting for 9 a.m., Wednesday, July 28. The meeting will be conducted virtually. The agenda calls for discussion on the draft layout prepared by the city’s contractor.
Members of the public wishing to speak will be required to pre-register with City Secretary Ann Womack 24 hours prior to the meeting. She can be contacted at awomack@cityofrehoboth.com. A full agenda and meeting materials are accessible on the city’s portal at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net.
For more information, call 302-227-6181.
Black Hog Village site plan gets approval
At its July 22 meeting, Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary site plan for Black Hog Village on the south side of New Road near the Nassau Road intersection, Lewes. After the commission questioned the uses of a proposed outdoor stage, the developer removed it from the site plan. The project includes six retail buildings totaling 21,818 square feet on a 5-acre parcel with connection to the Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail, which borders the property.
Bayhealth medical office plan approved
At its July 22 meeting, Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a revised preliminary site plan for a Bayhealth medical office project, which includes more landscaping to shield residents living along Hudson Road from lighting on the property.
Located on an 18-acre parcel on the northwest corner of Route 9 and Hudson Road between Lewes and Milton, the 48,500-square-foot facility with 287 parking spaces will provide emergency room and walk-in and outpatient services.
The parcel was rezoned in February 2019 from AR-1, agricultural-residential, to I-1, institutional district.
Dewey planners hearing set Aug. 6
The Dewey Beach planning and zoning commission will hold a public hearing and meeting at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6 at the Lifesaving Station, 1 Dagsworthy Ave. A public hearing will be held to receive comment on a proposed ordinance rezoning the parcel at 26 Bellevue Street from residential to business and to revise the comprehensive plan zoning map. Members will possibly vote to recommend adoption of the ordinance and to recommend amending the zoning map.
