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2/18/03 Noon Tuesday update-the snow has stopped.
Both your Board of Directors and Wilgus are aware of the damage to the Middlesex Beach dunes.
Approximately one half of the dunes have been eaten away.
The damage is nowhere near as bad as the 1998 storm, but beach scraping and dune rebuilding will be necessary.
Tim Hill of Wilgus has begun coordinating repair efforts with DNREC and local contractors,
and will be keeping the Board informed of progress at each step along the way.
We will in turn be keeping the Property Owners informed.
At this time, the natural rebuilding process due to wave action has already begun,
but clearly more will be necessary.
Unless there is another large storm in the near future, no properties are threatened,
but if you have low-lying windows, you may wish to take precautionary steps to protect them.
Click here for Delmarva Wave article.
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2/18/03 9:00AM Tuesday update
It's snowing again. There's more snow on Dune Road right now than at any time on Sunday or Monday-because the wind isn't blowing.
No additional damage to the dunes or walkways occurred as a result of last night's or this morning's high tide.
2/17/03 5:30PM Monday update
Other than community and private beach walkways,
property damage due to the "President's Weekend Storm" in MB was extremely limited,
despite the continual high winds and torrential rain/sleet/snow.
At the south end of MB, dune damage was more severe than at the north end, but nowhere were the dunes breached.
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Click for more snow photos
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Rt1 through South Bethany was reopened earlier today.
At Monday morning's high tide, the ocean broke through in South Bethany and briefly flooded the highway.
Rt1 was also closed in Dewey Beach for a similar reason.
In Bethany Beach, the ocean broke under the Blue Surf Motel-minor debris had washed out the west side into their parking lot.
Also, the steel grates in front of the boardwalk-fronting businesses in the Mango Mike's building were damaged.
Water accumulated in the usual low-lying parts in the north part of town.
In South Bethany, as usual, all sand/gravel driveways at ocean front houses were moved onto Ocean Road,
with minor damage to formerly-underground utilities.
Monday 2/17 9:30AM update:
The snow on the beach side totaled about 6" as of mid-day Sunday, before switching to sleet.
The "snow" fences lining the MB walkways lived up to their name-
extensive drifts of snow built up on top of the wooden walkways.
Due to the high wind speeds all day, very little snow accumulated on Dune Road except in drifts,
but on Rt.1 and the pine side, the snow cover was more even.
After dark, the snow switched to rain as the temperature rose above 32 deg. and the wind speed picked up.
The rain continued off and on most of the night.
At about high tide Monday morning, the wind speed started dropping.
Interestingly-the low temperatures over the past few days seem to have frozen the dunes somewhat,
and they probably would have suffered more damage Monday morning if that hadn't happened.
There has been no flooding in Middlesex Beach, but the dunes and walkways took quite a pounding during the high tide between 8 and 9 AM.
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For the first time in several years,
Middlesex Beach needed the services of a snow plow.
The snow that fell on January 16-17 left us about 5-6" of snow...
In addition, the temperature did not break the freezing point for 5 straight days shortly thereafter.
Winter has truly hit Middlesex Beach.
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Have you winterized your house?
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The Bethany area has already had at least one hard freeze, and this winter looks to be colder than in the recent past.
In early December, a burst water pipe on the pine side of Addy Road led to massive flooding of adjacent properties before a neighbor noticed the flow and alerted authorities.
If you're not going to occupy your property over the winter, it is strongly suggested that you shut off the water supply to your house.
If you have Artesian water, there is an underground shut-off valve located adjacent to your water meter near the street.
Note that any shut-off valve inside your house can still allow water into a portion of your plumbing that may not be protected from freezing.
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Everyone's house is slightly different-but you should be aware
of how to protect YOUR plumbing.
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Rabid Fox killed by South Bethany Police
On September 3 Joe Reardon spoke with Wayne Stacy of South Bethany.
Joe was informed that their police department killed a fox last week behind the tennis courts. The fox was acting strange, i.e.. threatening people by not running away growling etc.
The problem was they contacted the State to see if they would analyze the fox for rabies
The State said since the fox did not bite anyone it was the county animal control agency responsibility.
The County said since it did not bite any known animals they would not do anything.
South Bethany sent the fox's remains to the dump.
Our concern is dogs or cats in our community could have come in contact with this suspected rabid fox and become rabid themselves.
Please be on the lookout for this if your pets start acting strangely.
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MBA Beach Patrol places first in August 15 lifeguard competition.
Congrats to the crew headed by Commander Geoff Myers and Senior Guards Colin Crandell and Chris Adams !
Also on August 5, they scored 3 first-place finishes to capture the Second Annual Bethany Beach-Ocean City Beach Patrol Competition held at Bethany Beach.
Click here for details.
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(thanks to Bruce Schonover for the above picture; click on it for a larger view)
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THE 2002-2003 DIRECTORIES ARE AVAILABLE!!!
The 2002-2003 MBA directories are available at the Guard House where property owners may pick them up.
In addition, Wilgus will mail one to those who request such; call 302-539-7511 or 800-441-8118.
Note that the phone number printed in early copies of the directory for Resort Investigation & Patrol is incorrect;
the correct number appears above.
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July 11 update:
Tim Hill of Wilgus toured the MBA streets with the local fire officials this past week.
All suggestions regarding removal of parking spaces near corners have been implemented, and several "no parking here to corner" signs have been installed.
In most cases, overhanging branches have been trimmed back to make it easier for emergency vehicles to traverse MBA streets efficiently.
July 5 update:
On June 20, an elderly MBA guest suffered a heart attack while swimming in the ocean.
He was rescued from the surf and resuscitated by life guard Mike Lord.
His heart subsequently stopped again, and he was again resuscitated by Mike while waiting for rescue personnel to arrive at the Guard's House.
The Rescue Personnel took control of the medical situation and transported the victim to the hospital, praising Mike for his quick actions in twice resuscitating the patient.
Mike returned to his post on the beach, only to rush back to Dune Road upon hearing cries of fire.
A small brush fire had started along Dune Road between Addy and Evergreen,
and Mike found a homeowner's garden hose at about the same time that Dick Creswell and Dan Lyons both arrived on site.
The emergency crew, however, stayed with it a bit longer to ensure that it was truly out.
Electric power went out in that area for a bit, but Connectiv started working on it within about 30 minutes after the fire was out.
It appears the origin of the fire was electrical in nature.
However, the difficulties encountered by the emergency vehicle to access the fire location highlighted a problem-cars parked (in marked spaces) too close to various street corners, making it difficult for the vehicle to navigate, and certainly making it impossible to access quickly.
This has necessitated the immediate removal of some parking spaces from the ocean side of Middlesex Beach.
Our Property Managment company and the Public Works Committee have consulted with the Bethany Beach Fire Department and are studying further measures to be taken.
These might include removal of ALL hazards from the Middlesex Beach right-of-way along at least Dune Road,
including moving private trash can boxes, mailboxes and planters back onto private property.
In addition, cars should be parked as far off the road as possible,
keeping in mind that the Middlesex Beach Association right of way extends about 3 feet beyond of the edge of the pavement.
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MD 404 Dualization Project-US 50 to Denton Bypass (from the 8/28/01 Washington Post and other papers).
The Maryland State Highway Administration conducted an Informational Public Workshop on Monday, September 10, 2001 to update the public regarding studies performed by the SHA and to allow interested parties to review the projet with SHA personnel. This meeting also provided the opportunity for public comment on the proposed action. In addition to the no-build alternative and the 1991 seleted alternative presented in the Finding of No Significatn Impace, the current design alternative that includes additional measures to control access and improve roadway safety was presented.
Citizen involvement in the design process is encouraged. Wriften comments and requests to be included on the project mailing list may be submitted to Mr. Joseph Kresslein, Project Manager, Project Planning Division, State Highway Administration, P.O. Box 717, Baltimore, MD 21203-0717. Mr. Kresslein may also be reached via eMail, at JKresslein@sha.state.md.us, by telephone at 410-545-8550, or toll free at 1-800-548-5026.
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Volunteers Needed for Coastal Cleanup (from the 8/29/01 Delaware Wave)
Residents of the Delmarva Peninsula and New Jersey will again be joining forces this fall in the Annual Coastal Cleanup.
The effort aims to remove debris from the shores and tributaries of the Chesapeake and Delmarva Bays as well as the Atlantic Ocean.
The 2001 Coastal Cleanup will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9am to noon.
For more information or to volunteer, call 739-4506 in Delaware; in Maryland, call 410-629-1538.
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