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Town cracks down on cigarette butts 

The accumulation of cigarette butts on the streets of Dewey Beach has town officials looking at enhanced enforcement.

Commissioner Diane Hanson suggested an ordinance that would require restaurants to provide cigarette-disposal receptacles outside of their establishments, but the Board of Commissioners instead decided to implement continued strict enforcement of its littering ordinance.

"We need serious enforcement because it's just a mess," Hanson said. "I can walk two blocks and count over 100 cigarette butts. People walk outside of the restaurants and throw them into the street."

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