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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
THE LOCAL VOICE OF YOUR COMMUNITY.
Volume 19, Issue 38
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Business owners concerned over parking proposal Council to hear from committee Friday By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter Proposed changes to Fenwick Is-
Route 1 is reportedly Priority 1 for DelDOT
land’s off-street parking regulations will come before the town council again on Friday, Sept. 23, following a second public hearing and a committee meeting last month during which business owners expressed concerns about the changes. During the 90-minute hearing last
week, the council heard from business owners who said the changes — which would double the amount of required parking spaces — would hamper their ability to successfully operate in the town. Tim Collins, Fenwick Island resident and longtime owner of the Southern
Exposure clothing store, told the council he had been asked to speak at the meeting on behalf of Fenwick Island business owners. “The majority of commercial property owners in this town are deeply conSee PARKING page 2
Double the wave
By Mike Smith Staff Reporter How can a coastal peninsula community be safely evacuated in the event of rapid sea-level rise or a mass flooding event? The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) hosted an online meeting this week about Coastal Highway (also known as Route 1) about how to keep the lanes open and the traffic moving as the region faces more climate-induced storm incidents and even flooding during days of sunshine. Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski kicked off the virtual meeting. “We are challenged by sea-level rise, even on sunny days, with the effects coming from both the ocean and the bay side.” She said the contingency planning process was in initial stages and the public forum was meant to listen to communities from Dewey Beach north to the Maryland state line in the south. “The State Route 1 corridor between Dewey and South Bethany Beach is critical,” said James Pappas, DelDOT director of transportation, resiliency and sustainability, who is the leader on this resiliency review project. See DELDOT page 3
Special to the Coastal Point • Marian Dowling
Our roaming photography friend got out and caught a shot of a great double wave at Cape Henlopen recently. Reminder: We live in a pretty remarkable place.
Rumored migrant plane a no-show in Georgetown By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter Although no planes full of migrants arrived at Delaware Coastal Airport in
Georgetown on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the possibility was strong enough that the small airport was crowded with journalists, aid workers and concerned community members for much of the day.
Reports surfaced Monday evening that one of the planes used by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to send migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., earlier this month could be landing in Delaware.
The move, called a “political stunt” by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Tuesday, was the subject See PLANE page 4