The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District has signed a design agreement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for the Delaware Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM) for the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea Project, also known as the “Delaware Bayshore BUDM Project.” To read more about the project visit USACE and DNREC Sign Agreement for Bayshore Beaches – State of Delaware News
More information and to register can be found here: https://news.delaware.gov/2024/07/16/volunteers-needed-to-clean-up-the-coast/
NOTICE
The Town of Slaughter Beach Election Scheduled for
July 6, 2024, has been cancelled
The Town of Slaughter Beach Election scheduled for Saturday, July 6, 2024, has been cancelled. As of the filing deadline of May 31, 2024, three candidates have filed for three open seats making no election necessary.
The following three candidates have successfully filed for three open town council seats
Benjamin Monastero
Joanne Plescia
Robert Wood
Each seat is for a two-year term. They will be sworn in at the July Town Council meeting.
Town of Slaughter Beach Public Notice
Annual Town Council Meeting – June 1, 2024, 10:00 AM
The Town Meeting will be held in person at 359 Bay Avenue, in the Slaughter Beach Fire Department Dining Hall, and via Zoom. The agenda can be found here: 06-01-24 SB Annual TC Agenda FINAL
06-01-24 SBTC Annual Mtg Minutes FINAL(2)
The funding, secured by Sen. Carper through Congressionally Directed Spending, will support the restoration of 29 miles of beaches and the development of storm protection systems, including dunes, aimed at safeguarding the communities along the bay. These dune structures safeguard our precious habitat and the inland farmland.
The Town of Slaughter Beach thanks Senator Carper and his staff for their constant vigilance and support of our Bay Beaches and especially Slaughter Beach.
Senator Carper’s Press Release can be found here: https://www.carper.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-carper-announces-nearly-32-million-for-bay-beach-protection-project/
Additional news articles link can be found below:
https://www.capegazette.com/article/carper-announces-319-million-funding-bayshore/275237
https://www.wmdt.com/2024/05/del-beach-replenishment-gets-shot-in-arm-with-federal-funding/
Mayors from every coastal town in the State of Delaware wrote to Governor John Carney requesting assistance in moving the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control closer to a final agreement on managing beach nourishment along the coast with new funding from the federal government in place. You can find his response here: Bayshore Renourishment Response from Gov Carney
The meeting is to discussion and vote on a resolution regarding Town Charter. The specific clause is adding an annexation clause, previously not contained within the Town Charter. The agenda can be found here: 05-08-24 SB TC Special Meeting ANNEX
The amendment can be found here: Charter amendment_annexation_4_15_24
05-08-24 SB Special Mtg Minutes FINAL
This year’s upcoming Red Knot Fest will be hosted by Upstream Alliance, in partnership with American Littoral Society, Delaware Audubon, Delaware Nature Society, Delaware Ornithological Society, Dupont Nature Center, and the town of Slaughter Beach. Red Knot Fest is a family-friendly festival aimed at promoting the conservation of migratory shorebirds, such as the red knot. Attendees can look forward to engaging activities like horseshoe crab tagging, beach seining, t-shirt making, and birding field trips!
Town Park Before
The Memorial Park
In 1975, the then Mayor, Ms. Clare Russell, received funds from a grant awarded to the town to create a tennis court and a basketball court for public use. She did not have the property on which to place these recreational facilities, so she contacted the Draper Family, who had been a constant support and advocate for the little town of Slaughter Beach. George Draper generously offered the structures could be placed on land owned by him, adjacent to the large parking lot owned by the Memorial Fire Department. Construction was begun and the new courts were completed in 1976 for the town’s folks to enjoy. Later, Mr. Draper donated the land under the courts to the Memorial Fire Company.
The Shockley family, longtime contributors to the town and the fire Company, contributed a large piece of playground equipment to the town for the town and visitors’ use. Two additional pieces of equipment were also donated.
In 2015, the Memorial Fire Company, who had purchased the land adjacent to the courts from the Draper family, later leased a small portion of the land to the town for 25 years, and the town assumed responsibility for caring for it.
Fast forward to 2022, and the Town Council reviewed the playground equipment condition and found it needed repairs. With federal ARPA funds of $130,000, coupled with a grant of $60,000 from ORPT the Council set up a committee to assess the needs, develop a plan, supervise the installation, and allocate the funds. It took a bit of time to select the vendors, organize the work timeline, and do some preparatory work, but in Fall of 2023 the park was revitalized. This included repairs to the existing playground equipment, resurfacing both the tennis court and creating a pickleball court overlay, along with the resurface basketball court. The newly installed playground equipment will accommodate children of all ages. There are facilities to provide enjoyment for about 20-25 children along with ample seating for adults to relax while watching the children play.
There are continuing plans to install a playground dock & sailboat (donated by Debra Golembiewski), a bocci ball court, signage to inform visitors of the fauna and foliage surrounding them, additional plants, and a future walking path. But it must be recognized that none of this would have happened without the in-kind support and assistance of the Memorial Fire Company and local volunteers. Thanks to all!
Town Park After
Sewer Project Update – Rescheduled Date Meet the Sussex County EngineerSaturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting will be held in person at the Memorial Fire Company – Dining Room andvia ZoomMeet the Sussex County Engineer working on the Slaughter Beach Sewer Project. A Q&A session will follow a presentation. This is a great opportunity to have your questions answered directly by those involved in the design and installation of the project.
Please note the deadline for the signed documents regarding the vacuum value pit placement on your property originally due to be returned in early March has been extended to March 30th. Questions regarding the placement of stakes and any other questions should be addressed to Randy Duplechain at: randy.duplechain@sussexcountyde.gov To date the majority of questions submitted have regarded the locations of the stakes in the ground. They are working to address questions as quickly as possible.
Consistent with the Town’s implementation of numerous resiliency and preparedness strategies such as the Sea Envoy Program and Smart 911, the accompanying report from FEMA provides valuable insight into nationwide preparedness levels in specific hazard events. This data is useful, individually and collectively, as it provides us a data point for comparison to our self-assessments results. The survey can be found here: 2023-National-Household-Survey(1)
