News Briefs 7/30/24

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Lewes architecture group to meet Aug. 1

The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review Commission will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug, 1, at the Rollins Center.

The agenda includes discussion and possible action on an application for construction of a new house at 323 Park Ave.

See the full agenda and meeting link at lewes.civicweb.net.

Lewes updates city website

The City of Lewes has updated its website to help users more easily access city services and departments.

City Manager Ellen Lorraine McCabe said the easiest way for citizens to contact city departments is to use the “report a concern” button on the city’s website, ci.lewes.de.us. That will link to a list of city departments, where they can fill out a form with their question, comment or concern, which will be sent to the appropriate department for a prompt response.

McCabe said each email received gets a unique number and is tracked through the process, so they know when the issue has been addressed.

Rehoboth election letters deadline set

The Cape Gazette will accept letters to the editor about the upcoming Rehoboth Beach election through 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2. Letters received after deadline will not be included in a print edition or online.

Due to the amount of letters received, the Cape Gazette cannot guarantee all submissions will make a print edition. All letters received before the deadline will appear at capegazette.com.

Workshop about Cape state park set July 31

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a community workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at the Cape Henlopen State Park Officer’s Club to give community members and park visitors a chance to share feedback about the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation’s planned capital projects in the park.

People can drop in anytime during the workshop to review informational display boards for the CHSP capital plans. Division staff and representatives from several consulting firms will be on hand to discuss park projects that are in the planning and design phases.

The plans featured at the workshop are part of the division’s continued effort to improve amenities and services provided to Delaware State Parks visitors.

Projects to be featured at the workshop include: traffic data analysis, entrance reconfiguration, construction of a new park office, the Point Trail, an addition to Battery 519, campground improvements, a beach bathhouse with larger capacity, the fishing pier, the Wolfe Neck Loop Trail and the Biden Environmental Center.

The workshop will give the public a glimpse of the park’s future. Contractors available at the meeting include architecture firm Bernardon, and engineering firms Century and GPI.

The Officer’s Club is located at 14628 Officers Road, Lewes. Parking is across the street in the grass. Park entrance fees are waived for vehicles carrying workshop attendees.