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City of Rehoboth Beach Suspends Public Meetings Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Mar 12, 2020

The City of Rehoboth Beach is suspending all public commission and committee meetings until further notice as a precaution due to Coronavirus.

The Commissioners Regular Meeting will be held on Friday, March 20, at 3 p.m. with a condensed agenda to vote on the FY 2020-21 budget. This meeting will not be open to the public but is available to live stream at cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net/Portal/.

All City permitted special events are canceled through April. The decision to suspend public meetings and events was based on the Governor’s State of Emergency to Prepare for Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and recommendations to practice social distancing and reduce the number of large gatherings.

For information, call the information line at 1-866-408-1899, 1-866-408-1899,TTY at 1-800-232-5460 or email [email protected]

Governor Carney declared a State of Emergency starting on March 13, 2020, at 8 a.m. Read the press release (Spanish) and the Official Declaration. On March 13, 2020, the Governor directed all public schools to close March 16-27.

If you are hosting an event with over 100 people, please review the news release and the Governor's State of Emergency Declaration.

Anyone who has returned from a country with a level 2 or higher travel alert in the past 14 days and has developed symptoms such as coughing, fever, and shortness of breath, should contact the Division of Public Health at 1-866-408-1899.

Any returning travelers, again within the last 14 days, from these countries who do not have symptoms are also asked to call DPH at 1-866-408-1899 so that we can provide guidance on self-monitoring for symptoms and what to do if you do develop symptoms.

For the latest on Delaware’s response, go to de.gov/coronavirus.

For more information, please contact the Communications Department at 302-227-6181 ext. 522 or [email protected].

 

Stay Informed!