OCEAN CITY — Members of the towing industry rallied against the proposed franchise for police tows last week, and it appears that this week, they might just get everything they were asking for, including a raise in their license fees.As alluded to by City Manager Dennis Dare last week, the solutions or alternatives that were… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Tight Ocean City Budget Presented
OCEAN CITY — As the annual budget process begins at City Hall, the good news is that Ocean City can operate at the constant yield rate in the year to come. The bad news, however, is the town will have to do it with $3.5 million less in revenue.The City Council, on the other hand,… Read more »
Structural Issues Leads To Health Club Closure
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City health and fitness mainstay announced this week it would be closing its doors after 26 years as a result of structural issues found by the city.Ocean City Health and Racquet Club owner Gerald Furst proclaimed in a letter to members and the community that he “with great sadness, had… Read more »
Ocean Downs Must Race To Retain Zoning
BERLIN – With the summer-long live racing meet at Ocean Downs now an impossibility because of the ongoing renovation and expansion of the grandstand area to accommodate the future slots venue at the historic track, it now appears a single race or day of racing might be needed to meet the county’s requirements for the… Read more »
High Court Reserves Opinion On Manslaughter Appel
BERLIN – An Ocean City man serving a 10-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction in the baseball-bat beating death of another local man in May 2008 had his appeal for a new trial, or at least a reconsideration of his sentence, heard last week by the state’s Court of Special Appeals, as a sort of… Read more »
OC Feeling Heat For Dropping Recycling Program
OCEAN CITY — When it came to dropping the town’s recycling program, saving the money was the easy part for town officials. It’s trying to save face that is proving to be another story.Town officials have been taking some heat for their recent decision to halt the town’s recycling program in favor of burning the… Read more »
Views On Recycling Move Understandable
Ocean City has touched a nerve with its move to turn away from its traditional recycling program in favor of a trendy waste-to-energy process.It’s been a long time since we can remember the level of outrage from the public over an issue in Ocean City. Citizen input is always important, and the backlash over last… Read more »
Voices From The Readers
Ending Recycling In OC Raises Many QuestionsEditor:Who is Covanta? I became curious as to this wonderful company that would burn our recyclables and turn them into energy just as good as our current system of recycling them.Well, it seems the company has quite an interesting past: Recently, this company was found guilty of violating federal… Read more »
Thoughts From The Publisher’s Desk
For the first time in six decades, Ocean Downs will not host a live racing meet this summer. However, if it wants to host slots in the future, the ocean oval will have to hold some sort of horse racing this summer, according to county zoning law. This is an interesting twist. It’s sad to… Read more »
Friday, April 23–Retired Navy Destroyer Could Be Sunk In August
OCEAN CITY – Plans to scuttle a retired U.S. Navy destroyer as part of a three-state artificial reef site a mere 30 miles from the Ocean City Inlet are closer than ever to becoming a reality with the official transfer of the vessel’s title last week to the state of Delaware and a planned sinking… Read more »