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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Lewes Historical Society’s fight to keep the menhaden fishing net reel at the corner of Third and Shipcarpenter streets is set to go at least another round, as society officials have appealed a city building official’s decision.
Historical society officials do not believe the historic preservation commission has the authority to review placement of artifacts in the cultural/historical zone. However, in a Jan. 2 letter, Building Official Robin Davis upheld the city’s position that the commission does have that authority.
The appeal is expected to go before the board of adjustment in May.
At the center of the dispute is the prominent placement of a historic menhaden fishing net reel on the society’s campus. Reels were used by the city’s fish factories on Lewes Beach in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to dry fishing nets after boats returned from a day on the water.