Rehoboth board to hear two exceptions cases
The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment will hear two special exception cases at its regular meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, in the city commissioners’ room. The first case is an exception request from Burt Dukes of Dukes Family Partnership II, the owner of 2 Stockley St. The owner would like to elevate the garage so a concrete foundation and floor can be poured. The second request is for an extension of a nonconforming structure at 301 King Charles Ave. Dee Moore, on behalf of the owner, Westminster Presbyterian Church, is requesting the special exception. The church would like to become more handicap accessible by adding a narthex with an elevator in the front of the building and adding a handicap-accessible bathroom at the basement level. The board will also consider and possibly vote on a request for a three-month extension of a variance granted April 27 to G.T. of Rehoboth, owners of the proposed Greene Turtle at the corner of the Boardwalk and Wilmington Avenue. There will also be a discussion and possibly a vote on the city commissioners’ suggestion that the board of adjustment should hear appeals of Building and Licensing Department decisions on trees.

Rehoboth trash schedule changed
Rehoboth Beach will begin picking up trash once a week instead of twice a week from Monday, Dec. 7, through April 16. Each Monday, trash will be picked up on the south side of the city; Tuesdays will be the north side and the Schoolvue area. On Fridays, trash will be picked up in the central business district – Rehoboth, Baltimore and Wilmington avenues. If a holiday falls on a Monday, trash will be picked up Tuesday. For more information, call the city administrative offices at 227-6181.

Milton town attorney resigns from post
Mary Schrider-Fox, who has represented the Town of Milton since July 2008, has resigned to pursue professional endeavors, said Milton Mayor Don Post. He said Milton Town Council received her resignation letter about a week ago. “She’s still finishing up some outstanding work,” he said. Town officials have received five applications for the open position, said Post. He said he anticipates voting on a new town attorney at the Monday, Dec. 7 town council meeting. Schrider-Fox is an attorney with the Bethany Beach-based law firm Steen, Waehler & Schrider-Fox.

Lewes OKs Huling Cove trash agreement
Lewes Mayor and Council agreed to continue providing trash collection service to the Huling Cove community for $12,400 per year. The panel unanimously approved the agreement at its Oct. 19 meeting. The agreement will be in effect until 2018. Huling Cove and the Huling Cove Annex are privately managed rental units owned by the Delaware State Housing Authority’s Huling Cove Corp. The trash collection fee would be charged in lieu of taxes. City Streets Department workers have been collecting the community’s trash in individual bags placed in a central location. Mayor and council directed the department to distribute residential-sized rolling trash bins the community would begin to use on a trial basis. The panel said the rolling trash bins, which are lifted and emptied mechanically, significantly reduce worker back injuries and eliminate the possibility of being accidentally pricked or cut by objects in trash bags.

Bridge closed on Old Furnace Road
The Delaware Department of Transportation advises motorists that Bridge 3-240 on Old Furnace Road between Sussex 529/Cokesbury Road and Rementer Road west of Georgetown is closed due to a pipe failure and road undermining. Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) bridge maintenance crews were onsite Thursday, Nov. 19, examining the pipe failure, bridge structure and roadway to determine the extent of damage and needed repair. They found a total collapse of the two main pipes under the bridge. The collapse was caused by the pipes being perforated from normal deterioration, paired with the high flow of water from the recent nor’easter storm, which ultimately caused the soil between the road base and the pipe to soften, resulting in the collapse. Due to the high level of traffic volume on this roadway, this has been designated an emergency road closure. This designation allows DelDOT to move more quickly through the permitting process and repair the bridge within about six months. Old Furnace Road, at the location of the pipe failure, will be closed until further notice. A detour route has been established. It directs eastbound traffic to take a left onto Old Furnace Road, right on Route 404/18, right onto Rum Bridge Road and a right on Rementer Road back to Old Furnace Road. The westbound detour is reversed. For more information, visit deldot.gov/information/travel_advisory, or call 800-652-5600 or 302-760-2080.

Water advisory council to meet Dec. 2
The Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Conference Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, Dover. Among the agenda items is the proposed Sussex County and City of Rehoboth Beach wastewater project workshop. For more information about the Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council, call 302-739-9941.

Commissioners to revisit sidewalks
The Rehoboth Beach commissioners will revisit the issue of filling in discontinuous sidewalks within the city as part of a busy meeting agenda at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, in the city commissioners’ room. Besides discussing the next steps on the sidewalk issue, the commissioners will also hold two public hearings and a compliance-permit hearing. The commissioners will hold hearings on an ordinance adopting a new zoning map of the city and an ordinance clarifying that stepbacks are only required in commercial zoning districts where less than a 10-foot setback is required. A permit of compliance request will be heard for Christopher Bisaha and Joseph Baker of HCOH Inc. to operate and serve food and alcohol at a new restaurant called Henlopen City Oyster House, 50-C Wilmington Ave. The commissioners will also discuss the process to select a wastewater alternative as was discussed in the Nov. 7 public hearing. The commissioners will consider rejection of all bids for a new air-conditioning system at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, since the bids exceeded the amount budgeted for the project. Finally, the commissioners will consider appointments to city committees, commissions and boards.

Rehoboth trash schedule changed
Rehoboth Beach will begin picking up trash once a week instead of twice a week from Monday, Dec. 7, through April 16. Each Monday, trash will be picked up on the south side of the city; Tuesdays will be the north side and the Schoolvue area. On Fridays, trash will be picked up in the central business district – Rehoboth, Baltimore and Wilmington avenues. If a holiday falls on a Monday, trash will be picked up Tuesday. For more information, call the city administrative offices at 227-6181.

H1N1 claims fourth life of Delawarean
Delaware’s Division of Public Health was notified Monday, Nov. 9, that a 52-year old Kent County male who was admitted to the hospital Oct. 21 with H1N1 flu-related complications died Saturday, Nov. 7. The patient had a very serious underlying health condition prior to contracting the flu. “Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and friends,” said Dr. Karyl Rattay, public health division director. “Again, we are reminded how serious the flu can be, especially for those with existing health issues. We always hope for recovery; to hear about a death is very hard.” Certain groups of people are at higher risk of complications from the H1N1 flu, including people with chronic underlying health conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and those who are immunosuppressed. For most healthy people H1N1 has been a mild infection.