Monthly Archives: August 2009

New Group To Address Noisy Bar Crowds The welcome signs bookending Dewey Beach read: “Dewey Beach: A Way of Life.” But Commissioner Marc Appelbaum said that way of life is changing. More people are living here year-round, and more people are complaining about public drunkenness. To answer their complaints, Appelbaum is proposing a public intoxication [...]

Incumbent Diane Hanson is running for re-election as commissioner of Dewey Beach Hanson pledged to work with her fellow commissioners to secure a 35-foot height limit in the town’s charter. “I sponsored the 35-foot charter provision and am committed to work hard at getting it approved by the state Legislature to maintain our town’s character,” [...]

When it comes to noise on the streets of Dewey Beach, residents don’t hesitate to raise their voices. They recently told noise committee members and Chief of Police Sam Mackert the late-night racket of vacationing crowds is unacceptable. The committee voted 7-1 to recommend to the commissioners a noise limit of 72 decibels (dB) during [...]

Seitz to coordinate efforts of officials, residents Dewey Beach commissioners are shaping a strategy to ensure passage of House Bill 50 when it comes before the Senate in January 2010. Dewey officials and residents convened Friday, July 31, to discuss an action plan for the months leading up to HB 50’s reconsideration – months which, [...]

DEWEY BEACH – The town of Dewey Beach continues to struggle to find noise regulations that will make residents, tourists and business owners happy. Mayor Dell Tush says the town’s noise committee has voted to tighten noise limits on a trial basis. He says the town has received 12 complaints since Memorial Day about noisy [...]