October 22, 2014 Charlie Minato Regulations,  Smoking Bans

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.

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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 handle the editing of our written content, the majority of the technical aspects of the site and work with the rest of our staff on content management, business development and more. I’ve lived in most corners of the country and now entering my second stint in Dallas, Texas. I enjoy boxing, headphones, the Le Mans 24-hour, wearing sweatshirts year-round and gyros. echte liebe.

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