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ings since midwinter and left nei-
ther group ready to declare its
taskg complete.
It is expected that the recom-
mendation will request an exten-
sion through at least the end of the
summer with the option of lifting
it earlier if the comprehensive
plan and zoning ordinance revi-
sion are complete.
Also included in the May 5
agenda are discussions on street
width in the Wagamon's West
Shores development and the issue
of business signs for a new car
wash on Route 16. In previous
meetings, representatives of the
developers and several townspeo-
ple have spoken in favor of allow-
ing a variance for narrower streets
in the new development. Reasons
include less pavement area, which
allows more absorption of rainwa-
ter into the ground, and encour-
agement of slower driving speeds
in the development.
There is an open-floor session
scheduled for 7:15 p.m., and the
meeting is called to order at 7:30
p.m. Those wishing to speak at
the open-floor session may regis-
ter at Town Hall Friday, May 2, or
Monday, May 5. Council meets
in the upstairs meeting room of
the Milton Fire Hall. For informa-
tion, call 684-4110.
Driving Under the Influence Re )ort
Blessing of the Fleet
slated for May 4
The 16th Annual Blessing 6f the
Fleet will be at 2 p.m., Sunday,
May 4, in the Lewes-Rehoboth
Canal off the Lewes Harbor/-
Lighthouse Restaurant complex.
This is an event for all ages and all
boat owners are welcome to par-
ticipate. Admission is free and
further details are available by
calling 645-6271.
Georgetown postmaster
to be installed May 8
Karen Crede will be installed as
the new postmaster at the George-
town Post Office at 11 a.m.,
Thursday, May 8. The ceremony
will take place at the Marvel Mu-
seum, Lynch Building. Post of-
fice operations Manager Beverly
Kulikowski will administer the
oath of office while the new post-
master's husband, Dave, holds the
Bible. Crede began her postal ca-
reer in 1982 as a clerk at the
Wilmington Processing and Dis-
tribution Center. She entered
management in 1989 when she
was appointed supervisor in the
finance department. She was later
appointed postmaster of Delaware
City. She has also served as a cus-
tomer service supervisor at Re-
hoboth Beach and most recently
was postmaster of Harrington.
As postmaster of Georgetown,
she manages a facility that em-
ploys 28 employees sorting and
delivering mail to more than
6,000 households and businesses.
"I plan to complete my career at
this location," said Crede. "I be-
: lieve I will fit in with all the his-
torical aspects of this town."
Dewey Civic League to
host Nathan Haywant
The Dewey Beach Civic
League will host Delaware Trans-
portation Secretary Nathan Hay-
ward III at 4:30 p.m., Saturday,
May 10, in the U.S. Life Saving
Museum, Dagsworthy Street.
Hayward will give an address
titled "Over-
crowded
Coastal Road-
ways: What
Does The Fu-
ture Hold?"
All property
owners, resi-
dential and
commercial, HAYWARD
from incorpo-
rated coastal communities are in-
vited to attend the free event. Dia-
logue with the transportation see-
retary will follow his address. Re-
freshments will be served.
County council
to meet May 6
Sussex County Council will
meet at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 6,
in the County Administration
Building, Georgetown.
Among other agenda items,
County Administrator Bob Stick-
els will discuss a notice of appeal
and scheduling of a public hearing
for Millsboro businessman Don
Ward's family firm, Sussex Ven-
tures Inc.'s Country Meadows
subdivision No. 2002-31 near
Millsboro. Stickels will also re-
port on the Soil Conservation Dis-
trict's request for drainage work
funding and Senate Bill 66.
Old business items for possible
action include the Pierce Hardy
Limited Partnership's request for
a change of zone to allow expan-
sion of their 84 Lumber business
on Route 26, Millville. Assistant
County Engineer Russell Archut
will present a request to prepare
and post notices for the Bay Farm
Road expansion project,
Afternoon public hearings be-
gin at 1:30 p.m. and include a
hearing on Quakertown" Medical
Group LLC's request for a condi-
tional use of land on Savannah
Road adjacent to the old
Methodist cemetery.
Sussex planners
to meet May 8
Sussex County Planning and
Zoning Commission will meet at
7 p.m., Thursday, May 8, in the
County Administration Building,
Georgetown.
The only public hearing for land
in the Cape Region will be HM
Properties' request to subdivide
222.2 acres of agriculture/residen-
tial land into 301 building lots, lo-
cated east and west of Route 5,
1,180 feet southeast of Sussex
307.
Old business items for possible
action include Rehoboth Home
Builders Inc.'s request for a con-
ditional use of 13 acres Of agricul-
ture/residential land to accommo-
date 52 multifimily dwellings,
four each in 13 buildings, located
behind Home Depot with an en-
trance off Shady Road and alter-
native access through Home De-
pot parking lot. Sussex planners
deferred action on the issue, April
10. County council heard the re-
quest, April 28, and also deferred
action. Also under old business,
commissioners may act on Quak-
ertown Medical Group LLC's
conditional-use request for med-
ical offices on agriculture/residen-
tial land on Savannah Road next
to the old Methodist cemetery.
County council heard the request,
April 28, and deferred action until
planners make their recommenda-
tion.
Arson caused two
local house fires
The Delaware State Fire Mar-
shal's Office is investigating a fire
that occurred at 3:52 a.m., Thurs-
day, April 24, on Oak Court in
Whispering Pines, Lewes.
The Lewes Volunteer Fire De-
partment, assisted by the firefight-
ers from Rehoboth Beach and
Milton, responded to the scene
and found two adjacent dwellings
involved with fLre.
The homes, owned by Tom and
Teresa Reilly and Paul and Jean
Jones, were not occupied at the
time of the rue.
The investigation by fire mar-
shals has determined that both
fires were intentionally set. Dam-
ages are estimated at $30,000 and
$5,000.
No injuries were reported.
Anyone with information about
the fires should contact the
Delaware State Fire Marshal's Of-
fice at 856-5600 or Delaware
Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333.
Lewes council meets
to discuss animal shelter
Lewes City Council will meet at
7 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, at City
Hall to discuss establishing a pri-
vately funded animal shelter on
behalf of the Merrietta Virden An-
imal Foundation.
Lewes mitigation team
meets May 13
The Lewes Mitigation Planning
Team will meet at 10 a.m., Tues-
day, May 13, at City Hall. The
agenda includes updates on the re-
pair of a berm at C.H. Mason Way
and the Lewes Beach Hazardous
Fuel Reduction Program.
Lewes capital projects
to be discussed May 7
. The Lewes Special Finance
Committee will meet 10 a.m.,
Wednesday, May 7, at City Hall to
discuss the city's and Board of
Public Works capital projects and
costs.
Lewes gets new
downtown sign
The Lewes Parks and Recre-
ation Commission will meet at 7
p.m., Thursday, May 8, at 1812
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Tidewater tower
approved on Route 1
Sussex County Council unani-
mously approved a Tidewater
Utilities request, April 29, for a
150-foot-high, 750,000-gallon
water tower on a half acre of land
adjacent the proposed Eagles
Point II subdivision behind Home
Depot. The approval ended a
three-year effort by the water util-
ity to f'md a location for the tower.
An earlier request to erect it on a
parcel of land behind Midway
Shopping Center was denied after
neighbors objected.
Letters of support for the tower
from the Delaware Fire Service,
Division of Public Health and the
Maplewood Homeowners Associ-
ation were submitted to council.
Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended it be approved,
April 10. No objection was raised
at the council hearing.
Tidewater Utilities Vice Presi-
dent Jerry Esposito said the tower
will be painted a neutral sky blue.
The tower itself will be a single
column with just enough eleva-
tion to provide the necessary wa-
ter pressure to properly serve
Tidewater's Rehoboth District
which runs from Bay Vista Road
in the south to Cave Neck Road in
the north.
The tower will cost $1.1 million
to build, said Esposito. There are
no plans to drill a well on the site.
Planning commission
meets May 6 and 7
Lewes Planning Commission
Members will meet from 4 p.m. to
8 p,m., May 6 and May 7, to con-
duct a land-use survey of the city
in order to confirm mapped parcel
designations.
Cape Henlopen school
board meets May 8
Cape Henlopen School District
Board of Education will meet at
7:30 p.m., Thursday, My 8, in the
library at Cape Henlopen High
Park to review a Sample sign to be School. The agenda includes re-
located at Front Street and Savan- iviewing choice requests and at-
nah Road adjacent to 1812 Park. tendance deviation requests.
Also on the agenda are board
goals and a report on the building
mentoring program for Cape Hen-
lopen High School, Lewes Middle
School and Shields Elementary
School.
DSWA committee to
meet May 8 in Dover
The Technical and Facilities
Management committee of the
Delaware Solid Waste Authority
(DSWA) will meet at 5 p.m.,
• Thursday, May 8, in the DSWA
public meeting room at 1128 S.
Bradford St., Dover.
The meeting is open to the pub-
lie and a copy of the agenda will
be available at the meeting.
For more information or an ad-
vance copy of the agenda, call
Richard Watson, chief engineer, at
302-739-5361.
Planners defer Rehoboth
Home's conditional use
Sussex County Planning and
Zoning deferred a conditional-use
application by Rehoboth Home
Builders Inc., to allow the con-
struction of 52 multifamily
dwellings in an Agricultural Resi-
dential District located off of
Route 276, or Shady Rd. Excava-
tion and land preparation is under-
way on the property.
Midway Water Park
expansion approved
Sussex County Planning and
Zoning approved the site plan of
Midway Water Park, Inc. The site
plan behind Midway Shopping
Center calls for expanding-the
swimming pool and adding new
water slides.
Dewey Beach to hold
public hearing
The Dewey Beach Town Coun-
cil will hold a public hearing and
vote on the number of people al-
lowed to vote per property in mu-
nicipal elections. The hearing is
set for 9 a.m. Saturday May 10, at
the Lifesaving Station on
Dagsworthy Street.
