Rehoboth approves season-long Meterless Monday
By unanimous vote Feb. 2, Rehoboth Beach commissioners formally approved Meterless Monday for the entire 2021 summer season. The city needs to be bold, and this is something that can be done to help the businesses, said Commissioner Richard Byrne, who has pushed for this business-related incentive for months. Last summer, at the request of downtown businesses struggling to attract customers during the week, the city instituted Meterless Monday from 4 to 10 p.m. for the final eight weeks of the parking meter season. In a previous meeting, City Manager Sharon Lynn said the city lost an estimate...