Lewes, Del. Pushes Forward on Beach Smoking Ban
In a few weeks, the Lewes City Council was supposed to have a public hearing on a proposed extension of the city’s smoking ban to cover two beaches. That will no longer happen.
Instead, the City Council has expanded the proposed smoking ban to cover all beaches, saying that it has received enough feedback to support the additional expansion. The new public hearing is now scheduled for Nov. 24.
It’s just the latest in the months-long saga over whether to ban smoking at beaches. The city started the discussion in June, but was unable to get the matter passed over the summer. A ban regarding smoking in public parks and structures already exists.
Both, Rehoboth, Del., directly south of Lewes, and Ocean City N.J., north of Lewes, have passed laws banning smoking on beaches in 2014.
Lewes is home to just under 3,000 residents and is situated in in eastern Sussex County.
Charlie Minato
I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.
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