The smoking discussion at City Hall this week was an interesting one and it divided the council in a way that I can’t recall seeing since the last election shifted the power.While still their typically soft spoken selves, Councilman Doug Cymek and Council President Lloyd Martin were critical of their colleagues’ approach toward enacting smoking… Read more »
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What Others Are Saying
Lower Shore Tilting at WindmillsFor Southern Maryland, the Patuxent River Naval Air Station is an economic engine like no other. It accounts for $6.6 billion in economic activity, including 41,185 jobs, so it’s small wonder that elected leaders from that region of the state are extremely protective of it, and that includes House Minority Whip… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Property Tax Increase?I want to alert you to a posting in the Ocean City Today dated April 18,2014 found on page 14. It states that the town of Ocean City gives notice of a proposed real property tax increase.A public hearing on the proposal will be held at 6:00 p.m. on May 5, 2014 at… Read more »
OC Needs To Find That Penny
When dealing with a service that accounts for a heavy financial burden (and loss), it’s the job of government to try and minimize the severity of the problem.That’s what the Ocean City Public Works Department is doing with its proposal to cut the option of paying a dollar for a one-way ride on Coastal Highway…. Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Wasteful ActionsEditor:I read the article by Tom Horton regarding Ted Wycall’s effort to run a really “green” farm. He has free running chickens instead of caged, natural fertilizer for his vegetables etc. Now come the inspectors, politicians and other assorted agencies with their lists of all the problems with his operation.As usual a good thing… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
According to a survey conducted by Movoto.com, a national real estate website, Ocean City is the most dangerous place in Maryland.The survey is clearly flawed and never should have received the attention it did, but multiple media outlets nonetheless took the bait and ran stories on this ridiculous conclusion without even studying its merits.The biggest… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
Major changes to the local liquor industry will take place the first of July when the county’s monopoly over wholesale liquor purchases ends. This has been a long time coming and it’s a good thing overall.With the market opening up July 1, license holders have until the end of the month to submit their intentions… Read more »
Budget Sessions Always Revealing
Although they may not be the most fascinating meetings, the budget work sessions various governments on the local front are holding this time of year are prime ways to learn about public spending in detail.In Ocean City and Worcester County this week, individual departments presented their planned budgets for the year, explaining why they are… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Efforts RecognizedEditor:I have been a volunteer dentist for the people of Smith Island for the last four years. At the request of Smith Island’s pastor, Rick Edmunds, I took over from Dr. Marty Barley, who although he lived in Leonardtown on the western shore, provided dental care for the islanders for the previous 20 years.Until… Read more »
OC Should Handle Smoking Like Profanity
The time has come for Ocean City to make more diligent efforts toward stopping smoking on the beach, but banning it outright is terribly problematic from an enforcement standpoint.There is no reason to pass an ordinance banning smoking on the beach or the Boardwalk in Ocean City because it will be unenforceable for the most… Read more »