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DECEMBER 16, 2022
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Fenwick parking ordinance up for a vote By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter A proposed ordinance change in Fenwick Island, which would require businesses to provide more parking spaces, has a number of town businesses uniting in their opposition to the change. Being proposed is a change in parking ratios for new businesses and for those making “substantial” changes to their businesses, from the current re-
quirement of one space for every 100 square feet of patron area to one space for every 50 feet of patron area. After months of discussion and debate, the Fenwick Island Town Council is scheduled to hold a second reading on the proposal, and possibly vote on it, at its Friday, Dec. 16, meeting, to be held in Fenwick Island Town Hall at 3 p.m. In her latest letter to residents on the Town’s website, Mayor Natalie Magdeburger acknowledged that the Ad Hoc Parking Committee “has met numerous
times since reconvening in September to discuss the issue of the proposed ordinance…” and added that “the town understands the business community is concerned about the value of their property if they were to sell and/or how the parking ratios might apply if they undertook a substantial renovation. “However,” Magdeburger said, the Town is also concerned that with each new build under the 2013 ordinance, the parking shortage would worsen “to the point where there would be no
available space for the patrons of our businesses to park, leading to more illegal parking and/or patrons who decide not to come to Fenwick at all because parking does not exist.” In the letter, Magdeburger said parking issues in Fenwick Island worsened as a result of a reduction of parking ratios by more than 60 percent in 2013. She used the example of a restaurant with a 200-seat capacity and a staff of See PARKING page 3
County Council opts to continue using state PIC By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter The Sussex County Council this week agreed to continue referring ethics and code of conduct matters to the state’s Public Integrity Commission, and to not form its own conduct-review entity. “I don’t see why the County needs a commission. You’re going to appoint somebody you know, probably. To me, it’s easier. … Why would we want to create another form of government at a cost? They do a good job. I see no reason to do anything separate from what they do. Use what they already have in place,” Council President Michael Vincent said after listening to presentations by County Administrator Todd Lawson, Finance Director Gina Jennings and County Attorney Everett Moore. See CONDUCT page 5
Special to the Coastal Point • Marian Dowling
So, a heron and a duck walk into a bar...
Tulou named executive director at Center for the Inland Bays By Mike Smith Staff Reporter Christophe Tulou earned a track and cross-country scholarship to the College of William & Mary, after winning the Virginia state high school distance running championship, and he has been
running hard ever since, according to his résumé and his new colleagues. Tulou was recently named executive director of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) and will start the new role on Jan. 9, 2023, at the Rehoboth headquarters. Anna Fagan, who has been acting
executive director of the CIB, will assume the newly created post of CIB deputy director and will assist Tulou in operations, fundraising and human resources at the CIB at the same time. Tulou is both a scientist and lawyer. He completed that bachelor’s degree in biology at W&M and continued to earn
two master’s degrees, in zoology and marine affairs, at the University of Rhode Island. Tulou earned his juris doctorate from Georgetown University. He will reside in Rehoboth Beach, at his home near Silver Lake. See TULOU page 4