Rehoboth Beach Delaware 19971United States
Charter change legislation allowing the Rehoboth Beach city manager to delegate all supervisory authority, including oversight of the beach patrol, has been introduced.
House Bill 156 was introduced April 20 by Speaker of the House Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach. It was assigned to the House Administration Committee, of which Schwartzkopf is a member. Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes, Sen. Bruce Ennis, D-Smyrna, Sen. Dave Wilson, R-Bridgeville, and Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, have all signed on as bill sponsors.
General Assembly approval and the governor’s signature are required for all of the state’s municipalities to change their charters. The last time Rehoboth went through this process was in 2019 – one change made sure the people who should be voting in town elections are; a second change created a lodging tax on hotels, motels and tourist homes.
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Town seeks additional tax power over potential large developments
Milton Town Council is preparing the town for potential future growth through a package of charter changes. The two big ones would be a measure to make it more difficult to sell the town’s water system, and the creation of a special tax district for the potential annexation and development of a 400-acre parcel running between Sand Hill Road and Route 30. RYAN MAVITY PHOTO
Ryan Mavity April 15, 2021
An overhead view of the 400 acres of land that could potentially be developed on Sand Hill Road. CHRIS FOSTER GRAPHIC
Milton Town Council is planning for future growth and protection of the town’s infrastructure through a series of charter changes.
Cape High students involved in accident
Ellen Driscoll and Ryan Mavity April 8, 2021
Cape Henlopen High School sophomore Margaret “Maggie” Browne was killed April 6 after the John Deere Gator she was in with four other teens overturned on a private driveway off Robinsonville Road near Lewes. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 14, in Rehoboth Beach. SUBMITTED PHOTO
A 16-year-old girl died April 6 as the result of a utility vehicle crash on a private asphalt driveway off Robinsonville Road in Lewes.
Master Cpl. Heather Pepper, spokeswoman for Delaware State Police, said at 6:47 p.m., the driver of a John Deere Gator, who was not identified, tried to negotiate a left curve at a high rate of speed. The Gator began skidding and overturned off the roadway, striking a tree and coming to rest on its roof, Pepper said.
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