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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 After some disagreement over the effective date of the ordinance, Dewey Beach commissioners voted 3-2 on March 2 to impose a 1.5 percent lodging tax on hotels, motels and tourist homes starting July 1. Commissioner David Jasinski said enacting the tax is the right thing to do, but making it effective April 1 would be too early given that establishments aren’t yet able to operate at full capacity. He suggested the tax be implemented no earlier than July 1 and no later than Jan. 1, 2022. Commissioner Gary Persinger said he supported the Jan. 1 effective date, and su...

Friday, October 2, 2020 From calls for civil disobedience to comparisons with the Baltimore Colts leaving town in the dead of night, Dewey Beach residents and officials united in opposition to the installation of 5G poles along the town’s coastline during a March 2 public hearing on an ordinance to regulate wireless facilities. Mayor Dale Cooke said the town has no desire for the poles, but they are mandated by state and federal regulations. The town has contacted the governor, and state and local officials to fight the installation, he said. However, most streets in Dewey are controlled by...

February 14, 2021 Walter Jarvis Ellis, 93, of Rehoboth Beach, formerly of Dover, passed away at home Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Walter was born in Pennsylvania March 9, 1927, son of the late Joseph Ellis and Vera McClernan Ellis. He was raised in Wilmington and graduated from Conrad High School where he was an accomplished basketball player and captain of the team. Following high school, he enlisted in the Navy where he served in the Pacific Theater. After his service, he was appointed to West Point, but chose to attend the University of Delaware where Walter was a member of the Theta...

For the second time in two months, Dewey Beach commissioners tabled a vote on proposed zoning changes that have been in the works for two years. With several different recommendations under consideration in one ordinance, commissioners and residents...

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Dewey Beach commissioners are set to vote Jan. 8 on a host of proposed zoning changes researched and submitted by the planning commission, and debated by town council and residents for about two years.  A possible vote on the issue scheduled for Nov. 13 was tabled, because commissioners said they were not ready to vote after hearing from each other and residents. At the time, town solicitor Fred Townsend said commissioners could submit comments to him so he could write alternatives to the proposed ordinance. The planning and zoning commission was tasked with simpli...