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-FIVE LIGHTING PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR LIGHTING

STORM UPDATES

Monday 10/13/25; 9:45 update: Winds died down over night. Ocean never made it past the dune fencing. Lots of debris on the ground and streets but very few large limbs. One obviously dead tree from 20 Bayberry is now leaning against 22’s power line (owner alerted). I didn’t see any trees on anyone’s house, but I didn’t walk through any backyards. Our swales are not close to overflowing, and many have no standing water at all. Kent Ave ditches have minimal water in them. Anyone pulling into their driveway after dark should do so carefully to avoid debris..

Sunday 10/12/25; 18:30 update: Lots of wind; some rain today. Ocean up to the dune fence line at 13:45 high tide. Some water accumulating in drainage ditches along our roads and Kent Ave, but nothing major. Nuisance tree debris throughout the community, but only one (dead) tree fallen. Some are leaning more than they were this morning.

Saturday 10/11/25; 13:40 update: Current weather forecasts are for a significant Nor’easter hitting our area over the next 48 hours. High winds, large waves, beach erosion, pineside flooding from high tides in the South Bethany canals, and downed trees are all possibilities. Please makes sure you have brought in or otherwise secured anything in your yard that might blow around and cause damage.

Indian River Inlet Tide Chart / Jefferson Creek Tide Data / Loop Canal Tide Data / Moon Data / Sun Data

CoastTV Weather Forecast / Bethany Beach Beachcam / Sea Colony Beachcam

RECENT BOARD ELECTIONS

At this year’s meeting, held on August 30 at 9:30 am at the Ocean View Presbyterian Church (67 Central Ave, Ocean View), the community cast votes as follows: Mounteer-113; Larsen-110; Deraska-106; Cyr-100; Silbermann-100; write-ins were cast for G. Rayburn–2;  E. Barry–1; N. Glasgow–1; E. Throop–1; T. Krueger–1. A random draw (best 2/3 using a coin flipping app on Steve’s phone) awarded a 1-year term to Jim Silbermann. Dave Wiecking, having served the maximum two consecutive years as President allowed by our Bylaws, has assumed Paul Bradley’s Past President position on the Board. The new Board held a Reorganization meeting after the Community Meeting, at which it elected Steve Larsen as President, Margie Cyr as Vice President, Bob Wood as Treasurer and Kate Mounteer as Secretary. Committee Chairs will be announced at a later date.

2025-26 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

The 2025-26 MBA Board generally meets monthly at 9:30AM on fourth Saturdays; meetings are scheduled for October 25, November 22 and December 20, 2025, and January 24, 2026. We are thrilled that Nally Homes, located in our Commercial District, and their landlord Kathy Dryden, have agreed to allow us to use their conference room. ZOOM access is usually provided to the community. Click HERE for further information.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP

Through a Microgrant from AARP, BBLA (an association for Bethany Beach property owners) is conducting 3 area Workshops focusing on Disaster Preparedness for our area. Workshops focusing on Disaster Preparedness for our area are scheduled for the next several weeks. See also this registration link for the workshops. The locations were chosen to include the Town of Bethany Beach (Bethany West location); South Bethany – Middlesex – Sea Colony (Sea Colony location); and Salt Pond & other North Bethany communities (Salt Pond location). When registering, please choose the location you’re located in, or one of the others, if you have a date conflict. Registration by phone is also available at 302-640-3083. Spreading the word about the workshops and registering early will be much appreciated.

2025-26 OFFSEASON COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROJECTS

Click HERE for a discussion of likely and possible offseason projects, ranging from roadwork to drainage work to fencing and landscaping projects.

BEACH SIDE PARKING

bicycles, full sized vehicles, and everything in between (golf carts and LSV’s)

There are more and more golf carts and LSV’s (Low Speed Vehicles) being operated to get members, their families and their guests to and from the beach. On the other hand, parallel parking spaces along Dune Rd are all marked for use by, and sized for, SUV-sized vehicles. CLICK HERE for more information on this topic.

Pickleball, Basketball & Other Sports

At its 11/16/24 meeting, the Board heard a presentation by Bob Unetich, who is a pickleball player and consultant on sound issues surrounding such courts. Further information on this topic is available at THIS LINK.

In October, a Board email introduced the issue of noise in the community caused by pickleball, basketball, and similar activities, and invited community members to submit comments to the Board on the concept. Because the request for comments did NOT state that they would be published to the community, they have not. In February, the Board circulated a community survey on this topic, with a followup in late March.

Please consider your neighbors when playing pickleball and basketball. We all come to Middlesex Beach for the quiet, relaxation and peacefulness of the community. The noise created by playing pickleball or basketball may be interfering with your neighbor’s enjoyment of their property. Any proposed draft rules will be communicated to all members and there will be an opportunity for comment before the board considers whether to implement a rule and the details of the rule.

2025-26 TRASH SCHEDULE

Click HERE for a copy of the 2025 Trash and Recycling pickup schedule. The pickup schedules remains the same as last year. This schedule includes Yard Waste pickup every other Wednesday through October. Yard Waste for this pickup must be properly prepared: either put such waste in paper bags or tied with cotton string into bundles no more than 4’ long.

Updates on Drainage

Internal Drainage (updated 5/21/25):

In the spring of 2024, MBA contracted with Harry Caswell to blow debris out of all our driveway culverts and other underground piping. While this work cleared debris from many portions of the drainage system, it also revealed some rusting steel culverts that will need to be replaced in the near future.

While some are scattered throughout the community, most of these are along Evergreen Road. The issues with various retaining walls on the sides of various driveways make this project more complex than any other street. (Click HERE for further information, which admittedly is rather bare-bones at this time. As plans develop further, we will share the details with the affected properties.) For that reason this street will be the subject of drainage work in the Fall of 2025.

There are two culverts along Errett Rd that are collapsing/hopelessly clogged that will be replaced before the end of June. The Board has put a hold on any previously announced work on this street.

External Drainage (updated 10/1/24):

Based on input from DelDOT, DNREC has completed a second survey of the ditching and drainage areas along Kent Avenue and has used that information to come up with a modified plan, particularly at the most “downstream” part of the system (where the ditches drain into the Assawoman Canal just south of the Kent Avenue bridge). Because some of the work is on non-DelDOT property, easements will need to be negotiated with several private property owners. Click HERE for further information.

Some outside links of interest

For further information regarding MBA meetings or events, please contact the Board of Directors.