Comments on: Rehoboth officials accused of ‘hassling’ businesses

By: scotty501

scotty501 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:31:53 +0000

I would have just raised the flag without making a big deal out of it. 29 businesses were cited, were there 29 newspaper articless? Petty and paranoid

By: steve fallon

steve fallon — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:45:05 +0000

adjective
1.
pleased, especially with oneself or one’s merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
peter is right rehoboth could be a good place however the best description or moniker is complacent.
it is pretty clear that the code enforcer is rehoboth’s officials reaction to the states commission ruling on the outdoor patio situation, there is cause and affect for most political actions. everybody thought
the city was going to lay down on this one was mistaken to be believe that the political faction involved here is mature and just. so hence our and i say our complacent attitude on not just this but other events as well has brought us to this cross road. yes it would be a better day if we didn’t have this continuous battle to endure, obviously the political powers that be feel rather comfortable in their position.i hope all who are disgusted by these continuing injustices can have a the same confidence as them to change this wrong.

By: Jon C. Mumford

Jon C. Mumford — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:34:40 +0000

This defies common sense…

By: Angela Channing

Angela Channing — Tue, 17 May 2011 23:21:53 +0000

Mr. Rosenstein makes some very valid points. So much energy is spent on silly things like this when there are much more serious issues to deal with. For example, last year, there were groups of young men mugging tourists right along the boardwalk. Mr. Beagle’s point is also well taken. It seems very odd that Aqua has been the target of code enforcement for minor infractions. It still shocks me that someone would be arrested for such a thing when in most townships, the civil process is usually employed. It would have been much more appropriate for a Liquor Board or Town Council to hold a hearing, where the owner could have properly defended himself. To quote Jack Nicholson as the Joker in Batman – “This town needs an enema!” Thank you for listening.

By: AnthonyN

AnthonyN — Tue, 17 May 2011 20:47:49 +0000

You wanted a Nanny State, well you got it…

By: Peter Rosenstein

Peter Rosenstein — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:18:43 +0000

The time has come for City Administrator Greg Ferrese to call in his staff and City Agency Directors, there aren’t that many of them, and explain to them the realities of Rehoboth. That business is what keeps the City alive and allows people with million dollar homes to pay practically nothing in taxes. I remember two years ago friends buying a house in Rehoboth and getting their first tax bill and thinking that isn’t a bad monthly bill and then found out it was their yearly bill. About what they paid a month in Maryland.

I don’t care if the business is gay or straight owned but Ferrese and the Commissioners have to deal with the people that work for them and tell them what they expect and how they are expected to treat businesses and everyone in the town. This incident could have been handled in such a simple way. Tell the manager what the law is without stating they are being cited for a violation and then send a notice to the business explaining the law and asking for compliance.

I don’t live in Rehoboth but rather in Sussex County just outside the legal limits of the town. But I think many of us that do and spend our money in Rehoboth will actively campaign for new leadership if things don’t change. The statements by the two gay commissioners as reported in this column are not enough. “Two of the city’s six elected commissioners, Dennis Barbour, who is gay, and Pat Coluzzi, who is lesbian, say they favor a balance between regulations needed to prevent disruptive businesses and assurances that businesses aren’t hurt by overregulation.” It is time they stood up to the powers that be and in this case told the City Manager how inappropriate this action by a city code enforcement officer was and how this could have been handled differently so that Rehboth Beach doesn’t keep getting black eyes over these kinds of incidents.

Rehoboth is such a great place, let’s keep it that way, but also recognize that it has changed over the past 30 years and the whoever is the next Mayor needs to recognize that many of the changes were brought about by the business community, are great, and need to be supported.