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Upcoming Board Elections

Each year at the End of Summer Community Meeting on Labor Day weekend, the Community elects 4 Board members to serve two year terms. This year the meeting will be held on August 30 at 9:30 am at the Ocean View Presbyterian Church (67 Central Ave, Ocean View); there will also an election for a 5th Board member to serve a one year term filling a vacancy. This year, the two year terms of Margie Cyr, Kate Mounteer, George Rayburn, and Dave Wiecking are expiring, as is the shorter term of Steve Larsen. Incumbents Cyr, Mounteer and Larsen have expressed interest in running again; additionally Don Deraska (32 E. Evergreen) and Jim Silbermann (16 Short) have taken the official steps to become candidates. Wiecking has served the maximum two consecutive years as President allowed by our Bylaws, and will assume Paul Bradley’s Past President position on the Board.

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.

2025 SOCIAL EVENTS

Games on the Beach! Let’s say good-bye to the summer season with a variety of games on the beach, Saturday, August 30, 2 – 4 p.m., on the beach between Errett and Bayberry Rds. Bocce, Horseshoes, Ladder Ball, Can Jam, Bucket Ball, as well as Cornhole and Paddleball tourneys. Also a sand castle/creature building contest. Bring your own refreshments, and get ready to have some fun!

Community Happy Hours! Next up: Saturday, Sept 6, 6-8 pm at the Certo home, 2 Short Road. Beer on tap! Last names A-O bring finger food appetizers; P- Z bring beverages.

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.

BEACH RENOURISHMENT PERMITS

The Sand Committee was formed to obtain the necessary state and federal permits to participate in a beach replenishment project should the need arise. While currently our beach and dunes are in good shape (due in large part to the placement of dune fencing across the dunes, which traps and deposits blowing sand) there always exists the risk of a direct hit from a hurricane or a stalled nor’easter that could either severely compromise or wipe out the beach completely.

Without the necessary state and federal permits, MBA could not participate in the periodic replenishment projects that occur in the surrounding public beaches. MBA has retained the services of a consultant, Gahagan & Bryant Associates (GBA), to prepare and submit our permit application. This firm assisted us in a prior effort to obtain a permit and recently has assisted Sea Colony in their recent effort to also obtain the necessary permits.

On August 13, GBA surveyors will be visiting our beach to take measurements of the existing conditions.

2024-25 BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE

The 2024-25 MBA Board had its last open meeting on August 16. It generally meets monthly. 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.

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.

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