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“The beaches need some attention right away. We need help quickly as we can get it.” – Tony Pratt, program administrator of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Shoreline Management Section, commenting on the state of the beaches after last week’s powerful nor’easter.
“What we’ve done here is clean up, if you will, the current ordinance to make it just as effective and as successful as it clearly has been but be a little more efficient.” – Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Dennis Barbour on the first draft of a revised version of the city’s comprehensive tree ordinance.
“I don’t like the direction the town’s going. When we first came here, it was a friendly place, but now we’re involved with too many lawsuits,” said Cliff Newlands, who filed to run for Milton mayor.
“Everybody knows this is a controversial issue. I come to the table, and I believe members of the commission come to the table, with an open mind and hard data so we can make a recommendation,” said Dennis Rochford, referring to a casino survey to expand gambling in Delaware.
“It’s not a big problem, so long as they don’t gripe about cars parking there. And you can’t put a lamp post there.” Dewey Beach Town Manager Gordon Elliott on landscaping in town rights of way.
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“I invested in this town. It ain’t New York City; it’s a small Delaware town, and it needs to be run as such,” said Milton resident John Meade, who complained of persistent flooding at a Monday, Nov. 2 town council meeting.
“There’s something institutionally wrong that you can’t produce monthly statements; it’s a disservice to the town,” said Milton resident Norman Lester at a Monday, Nov. 2 Milton Town Council meeting. He said he is frustrated because town finance reports are not clear and concise.
“Are there any other traditions you would like to trample on?” asked Sussex County Council President Vance Phillips to Councilwoman Joan Deaver after a debate on changing the phrase “Easter vacation” to “spring vacation” on the council’s calendar.
“Inland Bays can’t pay its bills – it’s as simple as that,” said Robert W. Tunnell Jr., president of Inland Bays Preservation Company, commenting on the reason for a proposed 136 percent sewer rate increase for residents of Baywood.
“In my opinion, for the future development of the beach, the majority of rocks have to go. Any opportunity there is, we need to scoop rocks off the beach or out of the shore break, whether it takes six months or a year or two years. Eventually, we’ll start to win that battle,” said Rehoboth Beach Patrol Capt. Kent Buckson on the problem of stones on the beach.
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