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AUGUST 30, 2024
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Volume 21, Issue 35
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Calls for long-term solution after dunes breach closes Route 1 By Mike Smith Staff Reporter With a second dunes breach in five months forcing the closure of Route 1, both northbound and southbound, overnight on Aug. 18, some local officials this week said, “Enough is enough,” referencing a common definition of insanity. State Rep. Ronald E. Gray (R-38th), whose district line stops at the middle of the Indian River Inlet Bridge, called out DNREC officials for a lapse in shoring up the dunes last time, in March. “DNREC has dropped the ball,” said Gray. “They thought they had done enough in March. We are trying to get DNREC to do this advanced dredging, and they need to be more proactive.” “Our delegation is trying to get a meeting called with DNREC and DelDOT to get a long-term plan together. You can dredge on the south inlet and put the materials on the north side with the cranes, too, and they have not done it in the past three years.” “We may have had a false sense of security,” he said of the recent dunes breach. “We piped in sand from Massey’s Landing and felt they did a great job last spring. The U.S. Army Corps must be involved along See BREACH page A4
Bethany candidates to speak to voters at forum Friday night By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter Candidates for the Bethany Beach Town Council will outline their goals and answer questions at the annual Meet the Candidates forum at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30, at Bethany Beach Town Hall. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the event, moderated by Coastal Point Executive Editor Darin McCann, will be live-streamed via the Town website at www.townofbethanybeach.com. The 2024 election will be on Saturday, Sept. 7, from noon to 6 p.m., at Bethany Beach Town Hall. Four candidates will be elected to the seven-member panel and serve two-year terms. Candidates, who are not paid, are incumbents Mickey Hinman, Ron Calef and Rich McHugh, and newcomers Robert Rush and Russell Evans. Photo Illustration Special to Coastal Point • Maryfrances Berger
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Chief Little Owl’s monument stands tall and proud as Bethany Beach enters another Labor Day weekend.