OCEAN CITY – The City Council was faced with further discussion on special bayside development this week, extending an issue that has been a work in progress for three years.Jesse Houston, director of Planning and Development, came before the council at Tuesday’s work session to ask that the Planning Commission have further discussion and consideration… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Shark Tourney Responds To Humane Society Attack
OCEAN CITY – The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway yesterday despite an effort by a federal conservation group to ban the event and similar tournaments up and down the coast, but tournament organizers said this week the campaign waged by the U.S. Humane Society was unfounded and misdirected.The U.S. Humane Society has… Read more »
Deer Creates A Stir In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – A resilient deer went on a rampage of sorts through downtown Ocean City on Wednesday morning that ended with the tranquilized animal crashing through the window of a Boardwalk restaurant before being safely returned to the woods near Berlin.What happened in between sounds more like the exploits of a June Bug rather… Read more »
Planners OK West OC Pharmacy Plan After Agreeing On Sidewalk
SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Planning Commission made a stab at adding sidewalks to West Ocean City properties along Route 50 when it approved the Rite Aid site plan this week. The pharmacy site plan was approved on its third time before the Planning Commission after lengthy discussions on landscaping and sidewalks. The plan… Read more »
Civic Group Unable To Avert $1 Lease Renewal
OCEAN CITY – The $1 lease renewal of the Art League Building was met with heated debate this week as the Little Salisbury Civic Association put a competitive $1,000 bid for the building on the table. The annual motion to renew the lease for the Art League of Ocean City building on 94th Street for… Read more »
City Moves Closer To New Policy On Business Licenses
OCEAN CITY – Issues surrounding counterfeit merchandise were brought to the forefront at the City Council’s work session Tuesday as a review of the proposed ordinance for suspension and revocation of business licenses took place. A new ordinance spelling out the suspension, revocation, and appeals process for business licenses came before the council Tuesday receiving… Read more »
OC’s Leash Law Tweaked Due To New Dog Park
OCEAN CITY – The resort’s “four-legged friends” were a topic of discussion once again at Tuesday’s work session at City Hall as the leash law was addressed and faced with a potential change.Tom Shuster, Recreation and Parks Director, came before the City Council on Tuesday to discuss a proposed ordinance change regarding both the leash… Read more »
Berlin Citizen Wants Town To Stop Being A ‘Dog Kennel’
BERLIN – Berlin needs to get serious about dangerous dogs and loud vehicle noise, according to West St. resident Pete Cosby, who called for heftier fines for offenders.On Memorial Day, a dog bit Cosby’s daughter’s boyfriend as he rode a bike along West St. The dog, a Labrador retriever, has been involved in a prior… Read more »
27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament
OCEAN CITY- The 27th Annual Ocean City Shark Tournament got underway yesterday with the first of four official fishing days, and with the action heating up offshore in the last few weeks, it could be a memorable one. Hundreds of offshore anglers chugged out to the canyons off the coast of the resort yesterday morning… Read more »
Richmond Team to Host Lax Camps
BERLIN- Local girls’ lacrosse enthusiasts and those looking to get introduced to the game will have a great opportunity next week when the University of Richmond women’s team hosts a series of camps at Worcester Prep in Berlin.The University of Richmond womens’ lacrosse team this year won their third straight Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship,… Read more »