Like other cities and towns across Delaware, Rehoboth Beach is canceling several major events because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The City of Rehoboth Beach will not hold its Independence Day fireworks display July 3rd and is scrapping its Bandstand Summer Concert Series through the July 4th holiday weekend.
“These events are being canceled to assist in stopping the spread of this contagious disease. This is a very difficult decision for us but we know this is most prudent and really, this will help save lives,” said city communications director Kris Johnson.
She notes that canceling these events is a hardship on the resort community, but it is necessary.
“As you can imagine, large events - mass gatherings - obviously can contribute to the spread of COVID-19. And we have so many people who come to Rehoboth Beach - travelers from all over - and those people who attend these events can introduce the virus to our community.”
City workers this week also removed all the benches off of the boardwalk and along Rehoboth Avenue so that people could not congregate on them.
Johnson says Mayor Paul Kuhns, the city manager and other City officials have daily discussions about how the resort will handle the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, which is now less than a month away.
“Our mayor and city manager are also in touch with the Governor’s Office consistently to be collaborating with those decisions that are coming," said Johnson. "Also, we’re working very closely with our coastal communities here in Delaware. We all have a lot of the same issues; we have the beaches, some of us have boardwalks; we have events; we have a population, obviously that swells so much in the summertime.”
Johnson says the city’s main message is to continue following all the guidelines put in place by Gov. Carney’s State of Emergency order.
She says more information is available on the city’s website.
