BERLIN – A not-so-little side note to the completion of the General Assembly session this week was the approval of a plan to spend $50 million per year to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, but conspicuously absent from the legislation was any provision for state funding for the coastal bays in and around the resort… Read more »
Daily Archives: 11/21/2007
What They Said On Session …
ANNAPOLIS – With the closure of an exhausting three-week special session called by Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley to address the state’s projected $1.7 billion budget deficit, a session that resulted in sweeping tax reforms and the approval of a statewide referendum on the slots issue, the mood in Annapolis this week covered the full range… Read more »
Sweeping Tax Changes OK’d In Legislature’s Special Session
BERLIN – While the slots issue garnered the most attention from local residents during the three-week General Assembly special session that concluded in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, sweeping tax reforms and other measures approved by the state legislature could have an equal or greater impact in the long run.The General Assembly… Read more »
Strange Find In City Canal Believed A Religious Offering
OCEAN CITY – A hand-made wooden box emanating a rancid smell and several handwritten notes in Spanish found floating in a canal in Ocean City briefly baffled resort police last weekend before they were able to determine the unusual item was part of a religious offering.Last Saturday morning, Ocean City police officers were called to… Read more »
Commissioners React To Slots Referendum Passage
SNOW HILL – The slim hope of a referendum letting Worcester County citizens decide for once and all whether to allow slots within county borders was definitively extinguished with last week’s General Assembly vote to hold a statewide referendum.The even slimmer chance of seeing the Ocean Downs racetrack removed from the bill as a slot… Read more »
Slots Referendum Approved With Slew Of Tweaks
BERLIN – The reality of slots at Ocean Downs is now closer than it has ever been with the state legislature’s approval and Gov. Martin O’Malley’s official signing into law a bill that will allow the voters of Maryland to decide the issue once and for all.In a whirlwind finish to the contentious three-week special… Read more »
Friday, November 23 – OC Eyes Committee To Help With Outdoor Displays
OCEAN CITY – The issue of outdoor displays of merchandise was revisited this week with the Planning and Zoning Commission making the unanimous decision to table the issue once again until after an upcoming meeting with the Mayor and City Council. A public hearing was held last month to garner thoughts and opinions on outdoor… Read more »
New Rules Put In Place For “Scopers”
OCEAN CITY – Beach franchise operators will now be seeing tighter restrictions on late fees and stronger penalties for failure to meet payment deadlines. At a regular session of the Mayor and Council Monday night, the City Council unanimously passed, on second reading, the ordinance outlining the changes to beach franchise operations.Several weeks ago, the… Read more »
County Eyes Three Bills Targeting Adult Businesses
SNOW HILL – Sexually-oriented businesses in Worcester County may soon face permanent regulations governing location, signage and customer behavior, after the County Commissioners introduced three bills this week to cover the adult enterprises.The commissioners will hold a public hearing on the legislation at their Dec. 7 meeting at 11 a.m. and are likely to pass… Read more »
Berlin Businesses Ready For Fall Arts Night
BERLIN – One of the most anticipated evenings of the year in the area will take place tonight with Berlin’s 13th Annual Fall Arts Night taking place from 6-9 p.m.Berlin shops and galleries will feature the work of the area’s finest artists and craftsmen as well as offer their hospitality with complimentary refreshments in most… Read more »