Fenwick Island
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A Message From The Mayor

    MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR APRIL 2024  “For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) It’s always ourselves that we find by the sea.”  -E.E. Cummings         PAT SCHUCHMAN’S RETIREMENT: After 27 years of service equating to approximately 272 Town Council meetings since 1997, Pat Schuchman is retiring effective […]




Green Infrastructure Educational Session – Pocket Forests

  Missed our virtual discussion on innovative techniques like Pocket Forests and Living Shorelines with Meghan Noe Fellows of the Center for Inland Bays? No worries! You can still catch the full session on-demand. Simply click the link below, enter the passcode, and watch anytime that’s convenient for you!   https://us06web.zoom.us/…/uRDsVEQNrB4b1wY_riWMqW…   Passcode: JF8?ep7?  




Passing of Council Member Richard Benn

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our friend and fellow Council Member, Richard Benn. Richard, recently elected to his second term on Town Council, was a tremendous advocate for Fenwick Island. Richard lived in and served the Town for decades in various capacities before agreeing to accept […]




New!! Ad Hoc DarkSky Committee

CALL for those interested in serving on a new Town committee focused on DarkSky International initiatives. Purpose will be to plan education opportunities, create survey of interest of residents and analyze Town lighting ordinance and recommend enhancements based on DarkSky International guidance. If interested in serving, please contact Town Hall at 302-539-3011 x 1. Committees




Holiday Fundraiser Supporting J – 1 International Students Outreach Program

This holiday season help support the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Committee of St. Matthews by the Sea United Methodist Church with their Christmas fundraiser to support J – 1 International Students Outreach Program.   Click the link below and use fundraiser code: STMATTDE001 (below that entry no name is required)   https://giftitforward.com/   Related Article   […]




Green Infrastructure Educational Forum

  🌿🌧️ Green Infrastructure Education – Got Water? Join us on November 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. for a virtual discussion on innovative techniques like Pocket Forests and Living Shorelines to tackle water management issues in your yard! Sponsored by the Fenwick Island Residential Concerns Committee, this session features expert speakers Meghan Noe Fellows and […]




Verizon Phone Wire Down on Bunting Avenue and E. Indian Street

🚨 Attention Residents: 🚨 We’re aware of a low-hanging telephone line at the intersection of Bunting Ave and East Indian St. Verizon has been notified and will be on-site tomorrow between 8 AM and 5 PM to address the issue. Thank you for your patience! 📞✨




Fenwick Island’s Dredging Project has Begun!

FENWICK ANNOUNCES THE START OF THE DREDGING PROJECT For close to a decade, the Town of Fenwick Island has been developing plans to dredge two boating channels in Little Assawoman Bay that have been negatively impacted by sedimentation build-up which has reduced the navigability of the channels and significantly decreased the safety of the boating […]




Library hosts event on disaster preparation

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NOTICE OF VIRTUAL HEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING US WIND’S REQUEST TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE, SIZE, PRICING AND TURBINE SELECTION FOR THEIR CURRENT LEASE OFF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND

NOTICE OF VIRTUAL HEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING US WIND’S REQUEST TO REVISE THE SCHEDULE, SIZE, PRICING AND TURBINE SELECTION FOR THEIR CURRENT LEASE OFF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND                 Posted September 16, 2024   US Wind   BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND US WIND, INC’S QUALIFIED OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT’S COMPLIANCE WITH CONDITIONS APPROVED IN 2017 SKIPJACK OFFSHORE ENERGY, […]




Medical Waste Update – DNREC

MEDICAL WASTE UPDATE—DNREC arrived today and is raking our beach. Thank you DNREC! Our Public Works has been inspecting all week and will inspect Saturday and Sunday morning as well. DNREC is maintaining their swimming advisory, which Fenwick adopts, through Monday September 23rd and recommends no swimming or wading in the ocean. In addition, it […]