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The Agenda
Bethany Beach
• Bethany Beach Town Council elections will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8, with polls opening at noon and closing at 6 p.m. Candidates for the three available seats are Joseph T. Healy Jr., J. Robert “Bob” Parsons, Carol Olmstead and Margaret Young. Incumbents Lew Killmer and Wayne Fuller did not seek re-election. Bethany Beach property owners who are listed on the town’s property tax list are not required to register to vote in town elections. Residents of Bethany Beach who do not own property must register to vote at least 30 days prior to the election. Residents may register at town hall or request a mailed registration form by telephone, mail or by e-mail. The last day to register to vote in this year’s election is Aug. 9.
• The Bethany Beach Budget and Finance Committee will meet on Friday, July 27, at 2 p.m. at the town hall. The agenda for the meeting includes: a final review of the 2007 fiscal-year budget; a review of fee changes approved in March 2007 related to property, business, parking and rentals; review of the budget for the first quarter of 2008; consideration of reducing the commercial rental tax to 5 percent; consideration of reducing residential rental tax to 5 percent on leases of one year or longer; and discussion of the monthly council finance report.
• The Town of Bethany Beach will be conducting mosquito control spraying from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. Friday mornings, from June 22 until the last week of September 2007, as weather and conditions permit. Those wishing to have their properties excluded from the spray program are being asked to notify Town Hall at (302) 537-3771 during regular business hours. Notification of the spraying was not previously given but has been instituted as the result of requests from residents.
• The Bethany Beach Cultural and Historical Affairs Committee is seeking individuals who are willing to volunteer as docents for the Bethany Beach Town Museum, located in the lobby of the Town Hall. Volunteers will have an opportunity to share information about Bethany Beach with those who visit the museum, as well as to perhaps learn some things about the town’s history. Those interested are being asked to donate two hours of their time, either Saturday or Sunday, once a month. Contact the town at (302) 539-8011 or e-mail admin@townofbethanybeach.com for further information.
South Bethany
• Construction of the new South Bethany town hall and police station is continuing. Town offices will remain open but have relocated to the former South Bethany police station building. Due to safety reasons, areas of construction at the site will be off limits to the general public. Also, parking will be very limited during construction. Due to the construction of the town hall building, the Aug. 10 and Sept. 14 town council regular meetings will be held at Ocean View Town Hall. Council workshops will be held in the conference room of the South Bethany Police Department.
• South Bethany is providing copies of plans for reconstruction of the public beach on its Web site, at www.southbethany.org.
• South Bethany officials are asking residents to report algal blooms via the DNREC Web page at www.dnrec.state.de.us/macroalgae.
• Any citizen of South Bethany who would like to receive the Zephyr newsletter via e-mail instead of through the U.S. Postal service is being asked to complete and submit the Homeowner Contact Information Sheet online at:www.southbethany.org, on the Homeowner Contact Information Sheet/Email Registration page.
• The South Bethany Town Council is organizing a historical exhibit related to the town. Anyone who has photos, artifacts or memorabilia they would like to donate or lend to the exhibit is asked to contact town hall.
Millville
The Millville Board of Adjustments meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, at town hall, has been canceled.
Ocean View
• The Town of Ocean View will hold its town council work session on Tuesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, located at 32 West Avenue. The meeting was rescheduled due to the July 4 holiday earlier this month.
• The Town of Ocean View will hold its regularly scheduled water construction progress meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. in Town Hall.
• Ocean View property owners, past and present, are being encouraged to submit a seal and motto for the town. A contest will be held, with a $100 prize going to the winner or winners whose seal and motto are picked to represent the town. Submissions can be turned in at Town Hall.
Fenwick Island
• Fenwick Island Town Council will hold its monthly meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 27, at town hall. Officials plan to present the budget and council plans to hear three ordinances related to outside dining, rear building limit lines, and vehicles and traffic.
• Fenwick Island Town Council elections are set to be held Aug. 4. Five candidates have filed to run for four seats: Vicki Carmean, Chris Clark, Peter Frederick, Audrey Serio and Todd Smallwood. Council Members Theo Brans and Martha Keller did not file for re-election.
Sussex County
• Sussex County Council will hold its regular weekly meeting at 10 a.m. on July 31 in council chambers in the county administrative building off The Circle in Georgetown.
• Sussex County has advertised the bidding process for the Millville Expansion of the Bethany Beach Sanitary Sewer District, specifically in Banks Harbor, Mill Run and “miscellaneous southern extensions.” A pre-bid conference was set for July 11, with the bids due in to the county by July 26 at 11 a.m. Local businesses and officials are still waiting for word from DelDOT as to a proposed detour option during planned work on the sewer expansion on Route 26 itself, which was proposed to start after Labor Day this year.
State of Delaware
A series of public hearings on proposed changes to state wildlife regulations will be held July 31, beginning at 6 p.m. in the DNREC Auditorium at 89 Kings Highway, Dover. The proposed regulations deal with a variety of issues ranging from hunting practices and requirements to wildlife rehabilitation and geocaching activities in wildlife areas. The proposed regulatory changes may be inspected at the Department’s offices, located at 89 Kings Highway, Dover, or on the Department’s Web site at www.fw.delaware.gov/Wildlife. For additional information, contact Kenneth Reynolds at (302) 653-2883.
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