News Briefs 8/13/21

Lewes Parks and Rec meets Aug. 16

Lewes Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16, at the Rollins Community Center and via Zoom. The group will discuss the final report from the pickleball facility subcommittee and receive updates from the public art committee and the Friends of Canalfront Park. They will also discuss herbicides used in the City of Lewes. A link to the meeting can be found on the agenda at lewes.civicweb.net. 

Rehoboth Boardwalk committee to meet

The Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk and Beach Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 16, in the commissioners room of city hall, 229 Rehoboth Ave. The meeting can be watched live on the city’s civic web portal.

The agenda includes continued discussion of wireless antennas on the Boardwalk and possible recommendations about right-of-way installation of wireless antennas.

People wishing to speak who will not attend in person must preregister by emailing awomack@cityofrehoboth.com at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. 

A full agenda and meeting materials are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. For more information, call 302-227-6181.

DNREC approves new manufacturing plant for Atlantic Concrete

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn Garvin has approved a permit application submitted by Atlantic Concrete to build a new manufacturing plant at its Old Orchard Road facility outside Lewes.

According to an order dated Aug. 10, the new plant will replace the two existing plants. The new plant has the same restrictions as the old one – production of 350 tons of concrete per hour; a throughput restriction of 200,000 cubic yards of concrete per rolling 12-month period; an annual restriction of 3,744 hours of operation; and maintaining its hours of operation restriction.

For more information on the approval, go to DNREC’s administrative law website at dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov.

Rehoboth looking to fill vacancies

Rehoboth Beach is inviting residents to apply to serve on one of the city’s boards, commissions or committees. The mayor plans to present recommendations for appointments and reappointments, for terms of 1-3 years, for commissioner consideration at its Friday, Sept. 8 workshop.

Openings are available on several of the city’s boards, commissions, and committees. Applications are accepted year-round, but to be considered for appointment next month, applications are due by Wednesday, Sept. 1. City residents may apply online at cityofrehoboth.com/committee-application; some committees also are open to area residents who live outside city limits. Membership criteria and meeting information also are posted on the webpage.

Rehoboth’s board of adjustment, board of elections, parks and shade tree commission, and planning commission are regulatory bodies with powers outlined in the city’s code. Appointment to these boards/commissions is for a three-year term. Appointments to committees, which study issues and serve in an advisory capacity to the board of commissioners, generally are for one year.

Bid awarded for public safety building

At its Aug. 10 meeting, Sussex County Council awarded a contract with a low bid of $8.28 million to Bancroft Construction Co. in Wilmington for construction of the county’s new public safety building at the existing Sussex County Emergency Operations Center at Delaware Coastal Airport. The new 20,000-square-foot facility, which will be built in front of and connected to the existing center, will consolidate all emergency medical services training, administration and logistics in one location.

Sussex earns top financial award again

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, based in Chicago, in late July awarded Sussex County its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 2020 comprehensive annual financial report. 

This is the 19th year in a row the county has earned the top honor. The award recognizes that the county’s comprehensive annual financial report, which was judged by an impartial panel, met the association’s high standards. The document includes the county’s annual audit, showing assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses. It also contains information about county demographics and the local economy. That information helps those reviewing the report – such as investors – to better gauge the county’s financial condition.