Dewey, Bethany beaches to conclude in January; Rehoboth to begin in March
From Delmarva Now
Dec. 16, 2011 |
Written by Alyson Cunningham Staff Writer

DEWEY BEACH — The beach replenishment project in Dewey and Bethany beaches is expected to be completed by mid-January, with work beginning in Rehoboth Beach in March, officials said.

The project began in November in Dewey Beach, where a total of about 1 million cubic yards of sediment will be deposited along the shoreline. The Bethany Beach project, which also includes South Bethany, began in October and will deposit about 1.5 million cubic yards of sand, said Steve Rochette, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read More »

From Coast Press
Written by Jon Bleiweis,Staff Writer

DEWEY BEACH — The Dewey Beach Town Council unanimously chose resident Rick Judge as the town’s Volunteer of the Year for 2011.

“We have a wonderful problem in Dewey Beach, and that is we have many, many wonderful volunteers who work very hard this entire year,” Mayor Diane Hanson said. “It was a very difficult decision.”
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From Delmarva Now
DEWEY BEACH — The Dewey Beach Town Council is considering the formation of a Board of Ethics for the town.

Commissioner Joy Howell said the system as it stands right now is that there is a state Public Integrity Commission appointed by the state, many of whom, to her knowledge have no training or experience in ethics decisions.

“We don’t even know exactly who they are, but they are sitting in judgment on the volunteers and officials of this town,” she said. “We also don’t know if they have personal or private conflicts of interest, themselves.”

Howell said it was her understanding that one member of the PIC is a local Realtor.
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Group opposing redevelopment soliciting donations

10:13 AM, Dec. 5, 2011
Written by
MOLLY MURRAY
The News Journal

When Dewey Beach commissioners voted last February to approve a redevelopment agreement for the Ruddertowne retail complex — which brought to an end a series of lawsuits filed by the project developer — a group of 15 property owners were angry.

They were mad about the scale of the project — a hotel, a conference center, condos, retail space and a boardwalk on around 80,000 square feet of land. They were upset that the project would be taller than the law allowed and they were concerned about the process.
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From the Cape Gazette
By Kara Nuzback | Nov 25, 2011

Dewey Beach — The Town of Dewey Beach will pay Mayor Diane Hanson’s legal fees associated with a Delaware Public Integrity Commission finding that she violated state ethics law. At a Nov. 18 town council meeting, commissioners voted 4-0 to pay legal fees deemed to be reasonable in response to the ethics complaint and Hanson’s subsequent appeal.

Hanson abstained from the vote and was not present during council’s discussion prior to the vote, said Commissioner Joy Howell.

Council does not yet know how much it will contribute to Hanson’s legal defense. “I’ve put out $25,000 so far,” Hanson said
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