News Briefs 4/8/25

Architecture meetings set April 9, 11 in Lewes

The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review Commission will hold special meetings to discuss its revised standards and guidelines, both starting at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, and Friday, April 11, at the Rollins Center.

See the agendas and meeting links at lewes.civicweb.net.

Cape school board to meet April 10

The Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 10, at Rehoboth Elementary School.

The board will be reviewing many of its policies, including those relating to nondiscrimination, administrative procedures for discrimination, crisis response procedures and more.

A safety and security update will be provided along with a review of the facilities assessment and maintenance plan, and the facilities use waiver.

Rehoboth planning commission to meet 

The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission will meet at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, at city hall, 229 Rehoboth Ave. The agenda includes a continuation of the preliminary site-plan review for work at Coast Hotel, a public hearing on a lot consolidation and partitioning at 42 Columbia Ave. and the preliminary review of a minor subdivision at 104 Scarborough Ave.

A full agenda, meeting materials and a livestream are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. 

Only in-person attendees may make comments. 

For more information, contact the city at 302-227-6181 or information@cityofrehoboth.com.

School board candidates forum set

First State Educate will host a Know Your Candidates forum series to inform Delaware voters about the candidates in their local school board elections. 

A virtual forum for candidates in the Cape Henlopen School District will take place from 6 to 7:15 p.m.,  Tuesday, May 6.  Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions beforehand, and learn about each candidate’s perspectives and priorities ahead of the Tuesday, May 13 elections.   A forum moderator will ensure each candidate gets equal time to speak.

“These forums come at a critical moment for Delaware’s public schools,” said First State Educate Executive Director Julia Keleher in a press release. 

“With significant changes at the state and federal levels, the need for informed and engaged school board members has never been greater. We need to put the public back in public education.” For information and a registration link, go to firststateeducate.org/knowyourcandidates.