A decade’s worth of planning and construction for the Grove Park Canal Dock in Rehoboth Beach was completed in January. Now, city commissioners have begun the process of creating rules for how the new amenity will operate.
During a commissioner workshop Feb. 8, City Manager Sharon Lynn said rules and regulations need to be created. Hours of operation and safety concerns need to be addressed, she said.
City Arborist Liz Lingo, who oversees management of the city’s parks, presented commissioners with a draft of the rules. The city thinks this does a pretty good job of laying things out for the dock, she said.
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Rehoboth Beach commissioners closed out 2020 with a brisk, hour-long meeting Dec. 18, during which they approved an ordinance changing city code related to public urination and also confirmed the beach concession contract for the next six years.
Beginning with the change in code, commissioners unanimously agreed to add a section specifically prohibiting urinating or defecating in public. As approved, this is a civil offense and violators will be fined $100.
Police Chief Keith Banks introduced the proposed ordinance during a commissioner workshop Dec. 7. At the time, he said people caught urinating or defecating in public were charged with disorderly conduct.
Depending on how the numbers look during future budget discussions, Meterless Monday may be a summer-long program for Rehoboth Beach in 2021.
This past summer, at the request of downtown businesses struggling to attract customers during the week, the city instituted Meterless Monday, 4 to 10 p.m., for the final eight weeks of the parking meter season.
By all reports it was very successful and it’s easy to market, said Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce President Carol Everhart during a special commissioner meeting Dec. 15.
From installing pedestrian barriers to instituting outdoor dining rules, commissioners, senior city staff and members of the public have been discussing how the city would respond to COVID-19 for months. Most recently, the discussion turned to business-friendly incentives the city could continue given that COVID-related restrictions are expected to still be in place when tourist season returns this year.