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CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Aug, 18 - Aug. 24, 2000 - 11
Trlsh Vernon photo
Disgruntled Rehoboth Beach merchants came before the
board of commissioners Aug. 11 to demand that the city ad-
dress flooding problems, especially along Martin's Lawn and
the second block of Wilmington Avenue. Above, Brooks Long
from Nassau Gallery points to his waist, which is how deep
the water was in the alley on July 14, when vehicles were de-
stroyed. Others who pleaded for relief include Pam Sadler
from Abizak's (middle, second row) and Mary-Jane Stanton
from Celsius Restaurant, right.
Angry homeowners and
merchants want answers
to Rehoboth flood woes
By Bridin Reynolds-Hughes
and Trish Vernon
The Rehoboth Beach Board of
Commissioners saw another
stormy Friday night last week.
Just as the July 14 downpour as-
saulted local streets and base-
ments, the Aug. I1 regular meet-
ing was flooded by angry mer-
chants and homeowners wanting
answers.
A season of heavy rains has
brought.criticism of the city infra-
structure and government which
came to a head at the regular
monthly board meeting. Mary-
Jane Stanton, co-owner of Celsius
restauran[ 0n Wilmington Avenue,
asked to acldress the board, but she
was not alone. = :
Stanton said that they lost thou-
sands of dollars in revenues and
incurred thousands of dollars in
damage, not only on July 14, but
also as a result of otherunusually
heavy, deluges this summer.
Thanking the city for providing
sandbags for in front of her estab-
lishment that sits in a low-lying
area of the second block of the av-
enue, she asked if the city couldn't
appropriate some of the thousands
generated through parking meter
revenue to "prevent rivers of flood
waters through our businesses."
Stressing his sympathy for their
plight, Commissioner Richard
Sargent rattled off statistics con-
cerning the July 14 flooding, not-
ing that with 4 1/2 inches of rain
falling in one hour, the storm
drains couldn't possibly accom-
modate that amount of water ef-
fectively. To make matters worse,
concrete buildings such as the one
in which'Celsius is located, .have
replaced cottages with lawns that
would soak up a lot of the rainfall
in past years. "Now, in the com-
mercial areas, we just can't keep
up with it."
He reminded them that the city
completed the first phase of the
storm sewer project this spring,
with the second phase to com-
mence this fall or winter, if the
city receives an acceptable bid on
the project. The second phase
will include the installation of
new pipes down the first two
blocks of the south side of Re-
hoboth Avenue, ending at a large
catch basin at Martin's Lawn be-
hind the third block of the avenue,
where flooding has also been a
chronic problem. The cost of the
first phase was $408,000, while
the second phase is expected to be
in the $350,000 range, with the
Continued on page 13
Martin's Lawn between the
third block of Rehoboth Av-
enue and Christian Street
has been the site of chronic
flooding problems for years.
The stormwater sewer proj-
ect now underway, which
will include a large catch-
basin at this site, should alle-
viate the problem once com-!;;
pleted. Work is expected
resume this winter and be I
completed next spring. /
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