Agenda

Events and information from our area towns.

Bethany Beach

• The Bethany Beach Non-Residential Design Review Committee will meet on Friday, May 24, at 2 p.m., to discuss and vote on applications submitted by: Mohamed Awadallah, tenant of 101 Garfield Parkway, Unit 8, Ocean Breeze Boutique, for a new awning and new sign face for an existing lighted box sign, and also for 108 Garfield Parkway, Beach Wear Factory, for new plastic panels with signage in an existing sign structure; Rhonda Tingle, manager of 98 Garfield Parkway, Suite 101, Somerhouse, for a new sign; and Marina Barovok, tenant of 123 Garfield Parkway, Units 4 and 5, Beach Break Art, for a new PVC panel wall sign at a new business.

• Bethany Beach Town Hall will be closed on May 27, for Memorial Day.

• The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was to have completed the first phase of the Bethany Beach Streetscape project as of this week. The first phase of the project involved the reconstruction of the north side of Garfield Parkway (the westbound lanes) between Pennsylvania Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. Weather and other delays pushed back the original completion target of May 15. There will be no construction between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Town is offering an informational video on the Streetscape project, online at http://www.townofbethanybeach.com/archives/77/StreetscapeProject.m4v.

• The regular meetings of the Bethany Beach Town Council and Planning Commission are now being broadcast over the Internet via the Town’s Web site at www.townofbethanybeach.com. The May 18 meeting of the Planning Commission was canceled.

• Paid parking requirements in Bethany Beach were set to resume May 22, after completion of the first phase of the Streetscape project. In addition, six paid parking meters with 30-minute limits were due to be put in place downtown for the 2013 summer season.

• Prohibitions on dogs on the beach in Bethany Beach have resumed until Sept. 30.

South Bethany

• The Canal Water Quality Committee will meet Friday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in town hall.

• Mayor Kathy Jankowski will be holding her weekly “Meet the Mayor” event on Saturday, May 25, from 8 to 10 a.m. in town hall.

• The Charter and Code Committee will meet on Thursday, May 30, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in town hall.

• The Planning Commission will meet on Friday, May 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon in town hall.

• The town office will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

• The Town of South Bethany’s Web site is located at www.southbethany.org.

Ocean View

• The town office will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

• On June 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., a Concert in the Park in the town’s John West Park will feature the band Overtime. Free ice cream will be served, and hot dogs will be sold by Boy Scout Troop 281.

• The Ocean View town Web site is located at www.oceanviewde.com.

• Parking passes must be used on all Fenwick Island streets from May 15 to Sept. 15. Passes are available at the Public Safety Building seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Lifeguards will commence duty on Saturday, May 25, with coverage through Memorial Day weekend. Thereafter, the beach patrol will be on duty for the weekend of June 1-2, with fulltime coverage beginning on June 8 and extending through Labor Day. Weekend coverage will resume the following two weekends, Sept. 7-8 and 14-15.

• Fenwick Island’s Junior Lifeguard Program dates have been announced, with three-day sessions beginning June 25 and running through Aug. 1. An advanced lifeguard program is set for July 3 through Aug. 1, for those who have previously participated in the Junior Lifeguard Program. More information and a registration form are available on the Town’s Web site.

• Fenwick Island Town Hall will be closed on May 27, for Memorial Day. Summer office hours are also now in place. Town Hall is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and the Public Safety Building is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for parking permits and tickets, bonfire permits and special events permits.

• Storm-related debris collection is continuing at town hall, for property owners of the incorporated Town of Fenwick Island only. No contractor debris is allowed. The collection container will remain until the bulk trash pickup on May 28.

• The Town of Fenwick Island no longer allows the burning of a cigarette, cigar, pipe or other matter or substance that contains tobacco on its beach or in its parks. Enforcement activities began on March 1. There is a fine of $100 for each instance. Signs will be posted at the entrance to locations where smoking is prohibited.

• During the height of Hurricane Sandy, rising waters caused the floatation of boardwalks, decks and backyard items to float away. The public is being cautioned to be aware of floating and underwater debris when taking their boats out into the bay. Any such debris located should be reported to town hall.

In an attempt to prevent such dangers in the future, the Town has approved a new amendment that requires the anchoring of all outside storage tanks, such as fuel and propane tanks. The Town also presented an amendment at the March 28 town council meeting to further require the anchoring of boardwalks, ground-level decks and other outdoor structures. The deadline for compliance would be June 14, 2014. Additional information is available online at http://fenwickisland.delaware.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2347.

• Fenwick Island citizens must register before June 30 in order to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 3 general election. In order to register, residents must be a citizen of the United States, 18 or older on or before the date of the election, a bona fide resident of the Town as of March 1. Non-residents must be a property owner as of March 1 and 18 or older on or before the date of the election. Only one vote is permitted, per person or entity. More information on voter eligibility is in Section 9 of the Town Charter (http://de-fenwickisland.civiccities.com/index.aspx?NID=171).

• To run for Town Council, citizens must be a registered voter for one year prior to filing a nomination form. Those who are registering this year may not be eligible to run for a council seat until the general election of 2014. Candidates must file by June 18 to run in this year’s election. Four seats are up for election.

• The Fenwick Island town Web site is located at www.fenwickisland.org.

Millsboro

• The town office will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

• The town will hold its month council meeting on June 3 at 7 p.m. in the Millsboro Town Hall.

• The Town of Millsboro will hold its election on June 8, to fill the Commissioner from District 1 seat on the Town Council. The polls will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Millsboro Town Center.

• The Millsboro town Web site is located at www.millsboro.org.

Millville

• The Millville Historic Preservation Commission is asking anyone with old photographs, stories or historical information about Millville to share their memories for documentation and preservation purposes.

• The Millville town Web site is located at www.millville.delaware.gov.

Frankford

• All Town of Frankford meetings are held at the Frankford Volunteer Fire Company meeting room at 7 Main Street (located directly behind town hall).

• The Town of Frankford Web site is located at www.frankfordde.us.

Selbyville

• The next town council meeting will be Monday, June 3, at 7 p.m. A public hearing will be first, regarding the approval of the volunteer fire company’s issuance of a bond or note in the principal amount of up to $700,000 to finance a 20133 Rosenbauer T-Rex 115-foot aerial truck.

• Curbside recycling is picked up every other Wednesday, continuing May 29.

• The town Web site is at www.TownOfSelbyville.com.

Indian River

School District

• Indian River High School will hold its graduation on Wednesday, May 29. Graduation for Sussex Central High School will be Tuesday, May 28.

• The last regular day of school for students is Thursday, June 13.

• The next regular Board of Education meeting will be Tuesday, June 25, at 7 p.m. at Sussex Central High School. Comprehensive school safety committee meets beforehand at 5:30 p.m. to discuss northern schools.

• The district Web site is at www.irsd.net/pages/Indian_River_School_District.

Sussex County

Sussex County Council and board meetings are held in the council chambers, located at 2 The Circle Georgetown. In addition, the meetings are archived and are also available live online at sussexcountyde.gov. The entire council packet is now being made available on Mondays, mid-day, before the weekly Tuesday council meeting.