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JULY 12, 2024
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DNREC hosts hearing on wind-power onshoring By Mike Smith Staff Reporter More than 200 people joined an online public hearing on offshore wind power hosted by DNREC on Tuesday evening, July 9, with 60 people registered to speak or testify. The strong interest reflects the community desire to
Collins Street gets new walking pathway
be heard on the proposal by U.S. Wind Inc., with the nearly four-hour hearing permitting both sides to testify. The proponents of wind power focused on creating green-energy jobs, reducing impacts of climate change by converting from coal to clean energy, and the upgrading of the power grid in the region. Opponents of wind power
focused on concerns about it disrupting natural resources, ruining wildlife habitat and adversely impacting area homeowners, including reducing property value and quality of life, and impacting the tourism industry. State Rep. Ron Gray (R-38th) was on the call, as was Center for the Inland Bays Executive Director Christophe
Tulou and Bethany Beach Mayor Rosemary Hardiman. Hearing officer, Lisa Vest several times reminded the online audience, “This is a formal legal proceeding,” to keep any comments professional and that no offensive language would be tolSee HEARING page 2
Birds of a feather
By Sam Sandler Point Intern A new pedestrian pathway was recently constructed in Bethany Beach along Collins Street, a portion of Kent Avenue and Wellington Parkway. While the project took approximately three months to be completed, many years of Bethany Beach Town Council discussions and subsequent planning were required to bring this new passageway for pedestrians and cyclists to life. Bethany Beach Town Council Member Mickey Hinman is a strong advocate of the recently completed project, and he says this is just one of many steps he and other members of the town council hope will improve overall pedestrian safety in Bethany. The recent improvements to the corridor allow cyclists and pedestrians to be separated from traffic, which eliminates a large percentage of risk that is present when cars share roadways with them. The heavily traveled corridor was continually putting cyclists and pedestrians at risk, as they often found themselves in near-miss situations with cars traveling along the narrow road. Special to the Coastal Point • Marian Dowling
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Some snowy egrets were in full snowy-egret mode at Cape Henlopen State Park last week.
Symposium to discuss environmental impact of lighting By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter Fenwick Island residents will have an opportunity to learn about efforts to mitigate the impact of lighting on the
environment later this month when the Town of Fenwick Island sponsors a symposium. “Fenwick Nurtures Nature” will be held Thursday, July 25, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Fenwick Island Town
Hall, according to Town Council Member Janice Bortner. The event will focus on two topics: the Dark Skies Initiative and green infrastructure, said Bortner, who chairs the Town’s Residential Concerns Com-
mittee. The Dark Skies Initiative is a movement to reduce the amount of light pollution by adjusting the shielding, color, See LIGHTING page 6