OCEAN CITY — Craft beer fans will be able to watch some of the most popular local brewers compete on April 20 at the first-ever Battle of the Brewers Springtoberfest at Fager’s Island in Ocean City.Featuring five local microbreweries including Dogfish Head, Evolution Craft Brewing, Heavy Seas, Flying Dog and Union Craft Brewing, Springtoberfest is… Read more »
Daily Archives: 04/11/2013
Citizen Input Sought On Next Police Chief Process
OCEAN CITY – City Manager David Recor gave an update last week on the chief of police selection process, including the request for citizens input.“[Last month] we went live with a link on the city’s webpage that allows the public to submit a question, a suggested characteristic or attribute that they will like to see… Read more »
OC Experience Presents Data To Tourism Commission
OCEAN CITY – The OC Experience turned out to be hit at travel shows this year, according to the town’s tourism officials.During a Tourism Commission meeting on Monday afternoon, Tourism Director Donna Abbott presented survey results collected by the OC Experience during its tour of four different travel shows in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C. and… Read more »
Salisbury Council Approves Reduced False Alarm Charges
SALISBURY – An ordinance amending the city’s false alarm fees received its first required endorsement this week after being returned to the City Council after complaints were received the legislation was not accomplishing what it was set out to cure — a reasonable cost.For many years, the city has had an ordinance that included a… Read more »
Berlin Looks To Tackle Zoning Code Revisions
BERLIN — Looking to buckle-down on the process of revising Berlin’s zoning code the town’s Planning Commission decided this week to have monthly meetings to discuss alterations.The commission met Wednesday after a six-month break. Work on revisions did not halt during that time, however, with Chuck Ward, director of planning and zoning, drafting about 75… Read more »
OC Exempted From Mandatory Recycling Law
OCEAN CITY — A bill in the Maryland General Assembly that will provide an exemption for the countless condominiums and apartment buildings in Ocean City from placing mandatory recycling bins on their properties passed late Monday just before the session expired.Last year, the General Assembly passed legislation requiring the owners or property managers of condominiums… Read more »
Humane Society To Get $60K For Renovations
OCEAN CITY – The Worcester County Humane Society received a pleasant surprise this week from the Mayor and Council when it granted $60,000 to renovate the building.According to Public Works Director Hal Adkins, funding was set aside in July of 2006 by the Mayor and City Council at the time. There was $60,000 allocated in… Read more »
OC Student Workforce Conference Set For April 16
OCEAN CITY — With the onslaught of the latest batch of foreign summer workers near, an international student workforce conference is set for next week to outline everything from the complexities of the J-1 visa and potential impacts of the Affordable Health Care Act to the prevention of sunburns and the dangers of rip currents.With… Read more »
Project Granted Waiver To Use Old Stormwater Rules
BERLIN — An administrative waiver allowing a developer to opt out of the most recent stormwater regulations raised some hackles during Wednesday’s Berlin Planning Commission meeting.Although the request was eventually approved, the commissioners made it clear the town should tread lightly when granting similar waivers in the future.The administrative waiver will allow developer Main Street… Read more »
Tourism Metrics Talk Continues In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY – How to define Ocean City’s tool to measure tourism and where tourists are coming from was further discussed this week.During a Tourism Commission meeting a couple of weeks ago, Ocean City officials discussed an issue that has been a concern for years — how to measure the amount of tourism passing through… Read more »