Meetings aplenty

• The Bethany Beach Budget and Finance Committee will meet Friday, March 11, at 2 p.m. at the town hall. The agenda for the meeting will include discuss and vote on the committee’s mission statement and on the proposed changes to the town’s Schedule of Fees.

The committee is also scheduled to review and mark up the 2006 fiscal year budget, leading up to a public hearing and town council vote on the budget on March 18.

• The Fenwick Island Town Council will hold a workshop-without-agenda on Saturday, March 12, at 9 a.m. Items to be discussed will be determined during the workshop, and council members are restricted from taking official action during the course of the meeting.

• The Fenwick Island Beach Patrol Committee will meet Saturday, March 12, at 11 a.m. Items up for discussion according to the agenda include: orientation, bonfires the Junior Patrol Program, beach coverage and a report from patrol Capt. Tim Ferry.

• The Bethany Beach Cultural and Historic Affairs Committee will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 14, in the town hall.

• The Bethany Beach Charter and Ordinance Committee (CORC) will meet Friday, March 18, at 10 a.m. in the town hall. Among the items on the agenda are: a memorandum to the Parking Committee concerning Section 197-8 and Section 197-13 of the town’s code; a memorandum to the Planning Commission regarding Section 245-16 A; discussion of swimming pools under Section 207; discussion of the international code on property; discussion of an ordinance concerning dogs on beach, Section 106-8; and discussion of CORC meeting dates.

• The Bethany Beach Budget Committee and Town Council will jointly hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for the 2006 fiscal year, at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 18. Council consideration of the budget is set for the regular meeting, that night at 7:30 p.m. The proposed budget is available for inspection in the town hall, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on scheduled holidays. Interested members of the public are encouraged to attend the 1 p.m. hearing.

• The Fenwick Island Town Council will hold a public hearing regarding a change to the town code on Friday, March 18, at 3 p.m. The town will receive testimony regarding a proposed amendment to Chapter 160 — Zoning, Paragraph 6-D, Nonconforming Uses, subparagraph 3, dealing with exceptions and allowances for the rebuilding of non-conforming structures.

The new subparagraph 3, addressing structures destroyed in more than 50 percent of their value, terminates any right to build multiple dwellings on a single lot and requires conformation in the new construction when any structure is removed or destroyed by the voluntary action of the owner.

Copies of the full text of the proposed amendment are available at the Fenwick Island town hall between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on the town’s Web site at www.fenwickisland.org. All interested parties are being asked to appear at the hearing to present their views.

• The Fenwick Island Town Council is scheduled to hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m.

• The Bethany Beach Town Council will be holding a second reading for and considering the following ordinances for adoption at its regular meeting scheduled for Friday, March 18, 2005: 1) an ordinance to amend Chapter 40 (Planning Commission) of the Bethany Beach Town Code; and 2) an ordinance to amend Chapter 181 (Public Access to Records) of the Bethany Beach Town Code.

Text of the ordinances is available upon request in the office of the town clerk, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on scheduled holidays, and is available on the town’s Web site (www.townofbethanybeach.com).

Other items on the agenda for the meeting include: 1) consideration of a resolution adopting an all-hazard mitigation plan for the town of Bethany Beach; 2) consideration of an investment policy statement for the town; 3) vote on the proposed town budget and schedule of fees for the 2006 fiscal year; 4) consideration of a proposal by Schaeffer Pyrotechnics for the town’s Fourth of July fireworks display; and 5) consideration of a proposal submitted by John L. Briggs & Company for the town square.

The council may also vote to go into executive session to discuss potential litigation.

• The Bethany Beach Seaside Craft Show Committee will hold a meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, in the town hall to discuss the boardwalk event planned for June 4.