Upcoming meetings and events for our towns.
Bethany Beach
• The Bethany Beach 4th of July Parade Committee will host its 24th annual event on Friday. The theme this year is “Pride, Tradition and Dedication,” honoring the Bethany Beach lifeguards. The parade will take place starting at noon on July 4, running down Pennsylvania Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. Streets in downtown Bethany Beach will be closed shortly prior to and during the parade. Those wishing to participate in the parade can register near and at the Christian Church grounds starting at 11:30 a.m.
A horseshoe competition will be held on the church grounds at 2 p.m. on Friday. Parade awards will be announced at 7:15 p.m. on the boardwalk bandstand, followed by a concert by the Philadelphia Brass Band at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks off the beach are set to start at dusk, sometime after 9 p.m., weather permitting.
Artist Jennifer Carter of Bethany Beach has designed T-shirts depicting the parade theme. The shirts will be available for purchase on the morning of the parade on the parade grounds. Organizers urged that people purchase early, as popular sizes do sell out. Additionally, they can be ordered by e-mail at PNMRossi@juno.com. They cost $10 for children and $13 for adults. There will be no cost for shipping.
• Bethany Beach town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
• The Bethany Beach Commercial Architecture Design Review Committee (DRC) will meet on Friday, July 11, at 2 p.m. at the town hall. The agenda for the meeting includes a review, discussion and vote on an application and plans for a replacement canopy above gasoline pumps submitted by Shore Foods, for property located at 788 Garfield Parkway, Lot 2, Block 144, C-2 Zoning District, Bethany Beach.
South Bethany
• South Bethany town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
• The Town of South Bethany will hold its regularly scheduled town council meeting on Friday, July 11, at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall, located at 402 Evergreen Rd.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the initial beach reconstruction in the Town of South Bethany. The planting of dune grass has been completed, with installation of dune fencing surrounding the dunes also complete but undergoing repairs after damage done during the May 12 nor’easter. South Bethany is providing copies of plans for reconstruction of the public beach on its Web site, at www.southbethany.org.
Dagsboro
Dagsboro town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
Ocean View
• Ocean View town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
• The Ocean View Committee on Citizen Participation is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 7, to discuss citizen participation at town meetings. This meeting will be held in the Ocean View Town Hall, which is located at 32 West Avenue.
• The Ocean View Town Council will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. at the town hall. The agenda for the meeting includes: (1) continuing discussion, consideration and possible voting on an ordinance to grant a conditional use of land in the GB General Business District for the installation of eight gas pumps on 4.07 acres on Atlantic Avenue (Route 26); (2) continuing discussion and consideration of revised public safety take-home policy; (3) continuing discussion and consideration of drawings for the relocation of the general and administrative staff to the second floor of the Public Safety Building; (4) continuing discussion and consideration of referring conflict of interest questions to the Public Integrity Commission; (5) continuing discussion and consideration of need to continue workshops; (6) continuing discussion and consideration of request from Avon Park concerning a sign on the center island in Avon Park; and (7) discussion and consideration of changes to the Rules of Procedures (as revised April 23, 2008) for council resolutions, the agenda and citizens’ privilege.
• The Town of Ocean View has unveiled its new Web site. The site is now available online at http://www.oceanviewde.com.
Frankford
Frankford town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
Fenwick Island
• Fenwick Island town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
• Fenwick Island will host Reading in the Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the town park.
• Fenwick Island will host the annual town bonfire from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, on the beach. The event will feature games, music and a bonfire. Those attending are advised to bring blankets, chairs, food and lengthy cooking utensils. T-shirts will be sold to benefit the town’s beach patrol and their travel to lifeguard competitions.
• The Fenwick Island Planning Commission will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, at the town hall.
• The Fenwick Island Environmental Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 9, at 2 p.m. at the town hall.
• The Town of Fenwick Island will hold a workshop to discuss the town’s flood plain-related building regulations on Thursday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at the town hall.
• The New Friends of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse is currently meeting for reorganization and future planning, and volunteers are being sought to operate the lighthouse for tours during the summer. For more information on volunteering, call Volunteer Coordinator Jan Thompson at (302) 732-3216. For more information on the lighthouse or to donate, call (302) 436-8100 or contact The New Friends of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse at P.O. Box 1001, Selbyville, DE 19975.
Selbyville
Selbyville town hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
Sussex County
• Sussex County offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday.
• The Sussex County Board of Adjustment will hold its next meeting on Monday evening, July 7, at 7 p.m., in the County Council Chambers, County Administrative Office Building, at 2 The Circle, Georgetown. Among other business and public hearings, the board will hold a workshop to discuss windmills and solar panels.
• The Sussex County Council hold its next meeting on Tuesday, July 15, at 10 a.m. in the County Council Chambers at 2 The Circle in Georgetown. The council will not meet on July 8 and did not meet on July 1.
• The Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, July 10, in the County Council Chambers in Georgetown. The agenda for the meeting includes a continuation of a public hearing from the April 28 meeting, on a change of zoning application from Caldera Properties–Indian River V LLC to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Map from a MR Medium Density Residential District to a MR-RPC Medium Density Residential District-Residential Planned Community for 78.228 acres of land lying southeast of Road 346A and 3,100 feet east of Road 346.