By, Alex Ruoff | Coast Press
DEWEY BEACH — Weekday visitors could see a break in parking costs this summer as town officials could institute free parking three nights a week. The measure, which would make it unnecessary for visitors to feed the meters after 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, was proposed in an effort to promote town businesses and events.
“We plan to have movies and bonfires on the beach again this year,” said Commissioner Diane Hanson. “To encourage people to come, we want to give them free parking.”
Sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, Monday movies and Wednesday bonfires are seen as a way to promote tourism and visitation to the area during the week, Hanson said.
Revenue lost would be minimal, she said, as the majority of parking permit and meter income is gained during the weekend. Read More
Dewey Considers Online Future
By Alex Ruoff | Coast Press
DEWEY BEACH — After getting positive feedback from Webcasts that enable part-time residents to tune into town meetings, Dewey officials are now considering making an investment in their online future.
According to property owner Ken Lodge, current town equipment has produced grainy footage and unclear sound. Upgrades, some of which would allow for back-and-forth communication between those at the meetings and online attendees, could cost $3,000 to $5,000, he said.
The first broadcast took place Jan. 9, with about a dozen people watching from as far away as Tokyo, Japan, officials said. Since then, interest has grown and some believe improvements are in order.
“It’s something that we are definitely interested in working on,” said Diana Smith, who assumed her new role as town manager earlier this month . “We’ll look at the expense in developing it and seeing where we can take it.” Read More »