In a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, officials from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) unveiled proposed parking fees for Deauville Beach, sparking continued discussion over the transition from city to state ownership in the area.

Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) hosted a virtual meeting Wednesday to discuss changes at Deauville Beach. 

Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced it will host a virtual meeting March 27 to discuss changes at Deauville Beach. 

REHOBOTH BEACH, De. -- After about 50 years, the state of Delaware is once again in charge of Deauville Beach. It was a portion of beach that the city had been leasing from the state.

The guarded area of the beach in Rehoboth is expected to shrink starting Wednesday.