News Briefs 11/12/24

Home-based biz panel to meet Nov. 13

The Lewes Home Occupation Subcommittee will meet at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13 at city hall. The panel will continue discussion of potential ideas for Home occupations and appropriate zoning districts.

The full agenda and meeting link can be found at lewes.civicweb.net.

Speak Out Against Hate to hold forum

Speak Out Against Hate will hold a meeting at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Lewes Library and available on Zoom on the role of the press in responding to the divisiveness and rising tide of hatred in our country and communities. The meeting will feature Chris Rausch, owner and publisher of the Cape Gazette; Benjamin Rothstein, journalist at the Daily State News and its sister paper the Greater Dover Independent; Kevin Naff, editor and co-owner of the Washington Blade; and Jake Owens, editor-in-chief of Spotlight Delaware.

For more information about the event and to register, visit Speak Out Against Hate at soah-de.org.

Lewes architectural group to meet Nov. 14

The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 at city hall. The agenda includes consideration of seven applications for changes to properties in the historic district.

The full agenda and meeting link can be found at lewes.civicweb.net.

Rehoboth Beach sets meeting Nov. 15

Rehoboth Beach commissioners have scheduled a meeting for 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15. The agenda includes continued discussion on an ordinance to amend city code related to basements, a presentation by the city’s consultant on the strategic plan and a discussion about possibly adopting the Sussex County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The agenda also calls for an executive session at the end, for the purpose of discussing personnel matters in which the names, competency and abilities of individual employees are discussed.

The meeting will be conducted in the commissioners room of city hall, 229 Rehoboth 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.

Multiple myeloma group to meet at Bayhealth Nov. 16

The Delaware Multiple Myeloma Support Group meets every third Saturday of the month, with occasional exceptions. The next session will be from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, in person only at Bayhealth Sussex Campus, Milford. The guest presenter will be a palliative care nurse from Bayhealth. For more information, go to myeloma.org/delaware or email Sue Iwahashi at myelomaemailsue@gmail.com.

Rehoboth schedules re-hearing Nov. 18

Rehoboth Beach commissioners have scheduled a public hearing for 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 18, on the proposed rezoning of a section of 330 Rehoboth Ave. This will be the second time the rezoning request has gone before city commissioners and is court-ordered. 

During an appeal hearing in March 2022, after the planning commission voted against the rezoning earlier, commissioners voted against the requested zoning, citing a negative impact on the surrounding residential neighborhood and also being in conflict with Rehoboth Beach’s comprehensive development plan.

The development group, 330 Hospitality Group, appealed the city commissioners’ decision to the courts. In July, a Superior Court judge remanded the denial of a rezoning request back to commissioners for a new hearing because the judge said city commissioners failed to create a proper record. The meeting will be conducted in the commissioners room of city hall, 229 Rehoboth Ave.

Agenda, meeting materials and livestream are accessible at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net. For more information, contact the city at 302-227-6181 or information@cityofrehoboth.com.