OCEAN CITY – Salary increases, additional public safety positions, and a tax rate above constant yield highlighted last week’s introduction of the fiscal year 2024 budget. Last Thursday, City Manager Terry McGean and Budget Manager Jennie Knapp presented the Mayor and Council with the fiscal year 2024 budget, launching a two-week review process. The proposed…
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NEWARK– The Worcester County Board of Education this week approved a nearly $132 million proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. On Tuesday, the school board voted 6-1, with Katie Addis opposed, to approve the spending plan. The budget will now be forwarded to the Worcester County Commissioners for their review. “On June 6 the…
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OCEAN CITY – A new restaurant and tiki bar highlight improvements to an iconic Boardwalk hotel. On Tuesday, the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve a site plan for the existing Lankford Hotel, located between 8th and 9th streets on the Boardwalk. Zoning Administrator Kay Gordy said project calls for a…
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OCEAN CITY – Changes are underway at an Ocean City restaurant after neighbors expressed concerns. A tiki bar constructed at Saltwater 75, the restaurant being built at the former location of BJ’s on the Water, is being removed after neighbors shared their objections with the Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC). Area residents said…
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