Monthly Archives: May 2009

Dewey Height Bill Passes House 41-0

By | Published: May 25, 2009
Amendment Helps Ease Passage Dewey Beach may yet have a 35-foot height limit written into its charter. After much contention between Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, and Dewey officials and citizens, a charter change to limit building height to 35 feet passed unanimously in the House May 14. Despite being passed by referendum with 86 percent of [...]
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CDP, Schwartzkopf At Odds Over HB50

By | Published: May 20, 2009
Representative Charges Interference Dewey Beach’s controversial 35-foot height limit charter change moves forward in the General Assembly – the passage, however, is fraught with contention between Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, and Citizens to Preserve Dewey, a civil action group composed of property owners. Schwartzkopf, House majority leader, said Citizens to Preserve Dewey (CPD) takes an overactive [...]
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Sports Betting: A $50 Million Reality

By | Published: May 18, 2009
Lawmakers Give Table Games Green Light A hard-fought battle in the Legislature ended when Gov. Jack Markell signed a measure this week that expands gambling in Delaware. The bill allows sports betting in Delaware and is expected to bring an estimated $50 million to state coffers its first year. It also tentatively approves table games, which [...]
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