Rehoboth Beach Main Street is seeking financial support to help defray costs associated with leasing jersey-wall barriers to create safe outdoor dining and shopping areas, with pedestrian walkways, for the downtown merchants. Restaurants and shops have suffered greatly during the pandemic as their indoor dining and shopping areas have been limited to (currently) 30% of fire occupancy requirements, as well as limiting the number of customers served at tables in restaurants (e.g., only customers from the same household may share a table, and tables are limited to parties of six persons, consisting of no more than four adults). Businesses’ additional expenses have included the costs of cleaning/disinfecting supplies and personal protection equipment for staff.