Committee reviews Dewey Beach emergency planning, CRS implications and CodeRed rollout

Aug 29, 2025

Committee members reviewed Dewey Beach’s entries in the Sussex County hazard mitigation plan, discussed the limited assurance a single study would give on Community Rating System (CRS) flood-insurance discounts, and confirmed implementation of an opt-in CodeRed emergency text-notification system.

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The Resiliency & Sustainability Committee on Aug. 28 reviewed Dewey Beach’s current emergency-planning materials and discussed what further steps the town should take to improve public access to hurricane-safety and evacuation-zone information.

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