News Briefs 10/30/20
Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1
It’s time to set the clocks back one hour at 2 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, as daylight saving time comes to an end once again.
Route 5 intersection work to start Nov. 6
The Delaware Department of Transportation’s traffic signal construction section is converting the intersection of Route 5/Indian Mission Road at Harmons Hill Road and Phillips Branch Road to an all-way stop. The work will begin at 8 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6 and end at 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 31. Daytime intermittent lane and shoulder closures northbound/southbound and westbound/eastbound will occur from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on weekdays. Flaggers will be on-site to direct motorists through the intersection.
Rehoboth Beach sets Election Day, Return Day schedule
Rehoboth Beach City Hall offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, for Election Day, and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, for Return Day. There will be no residential trash pickup on Election Day. City-wide trash pick up will be Monday, Nov. 2. Visit www.cityofrehoboth.com/residents/trash-recycling for a trash collection schedule for the remainder of the year. For more information, contact the communications department at 302-227-6181 Ext. 522 or communications@cityofrehoboth.com.
Lewes BPW meets Oct. 30
The Lewes Board of Public Works will meet at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 30. The board’s regularly scheduled Oct. 28 meeting was postponed due to technical issues with the livestream.
Officials will discuss a resolution authorizing the BPW to pursue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for water service for the approved Tower Hill major subdivision on New Road. BPW will also discuss an agreement with the Delaware Department of Transportation regarding stormwater improvements relating to a project on Coleman Avenue. A link to the meeting can be found at lewesbpw.delaware.gov.
Hearings set on Sussex cluster ordinance
Two public hearings have been scheduled for input on a proposed amendment to Sussex County’s subdivision cluster ordinance.
Under the current ordinance, subdivisions in AR-1, agricultural-residential, zoning districts and those in the coastal area zone do not have to meet the same standards.
Projects in AR-1 districts must comply with several regulations pertaining to superior design, which are not required in the coastal area.
Under the proposed amendment, the same standards for superior design would apply to all major subdivisions in both districts.
A hearing will take place at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, before Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission, and Sussex County Council will have a hearing at 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. For more information, go to sussexcountyde.gov/ordinances.
Sussex County offices closing Nov. 3, 5
Sussex County government offices will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, and Thursday, Nov. 5. Sussex County Council will not meet Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the county administration building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown.
