OCEAN CITY — A program established two years ago to incentivize new homeownership in the resort was renewed this week, but not before concerns were raised whether those receiving the relief package were actually making Ocean City their primary residence.Two years ago, the Mayor and Council approved a two-pronged incentive program to encourage potential year-round… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2022
Stage Set For Professional Bull Riding Event
OCEAN CITY – The stage was set this week for the first-ever professional bull riding competition and associated events at the Inlet lot in Ocean City.The arena was constructed this week and truckloads of dirt were loaded onto a portion of the Inlet parking lot in advance of the inaugural Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and… Read more »
Seasonal Housing Proposed Above New OC Firehouse
OCEAN CITY – On the same day they advanced a proposed downtown project including a minimum of 25 beds for seasonal town employee housing, resort officials opposed workforce housing at the proposed midtown firehouse replacement.The Ocean City Fire Department’s existing Station 3 firehouse at 74th Street has fallen into disrepair and become functionally obsolete, and… Read more »
Long Range Yellowfin Tunas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iMJ9eC8aGYHit the vid for the Angler’s Advantage at Atlantic Tackle.We had another nice day in and around Ocean City today with sunny skies and decent temps. We did have a little wind blow up that had the ocean a little sporty and brought some fog into Ocean City, but other than that things were just… Read more »
Organizers Confident Initial Sports Complex Petition Deadline Met
BERLIN– Organizers of a petition effort related to the county’s plan to use bond funds to buy land for a sports complex say they’ve met the first deadline in the process.The citizen committee working on a petition to referendum regarding Worcester County’s use of more than $11 million in bond funding turned in more than… Read more »
Fatal Personal Watercraft Collision Over Weekend
OCEAN CITY — A Silver Spring, Md. man lost his life in a jet ski collision near Assateague on Monday.Around 3:15 p.m. last Sunday, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) officers responded to the area of the Sinepuxent Bay north of the Assateague State Park Marina for a reported personal watercraft collision. According to police reports,… Read more »
Council Advances Downtown Mixed-Use Facility Project
OCEAN CITY – After some intense debate, resort officials this week agreed to move forward with a mixed-use downtown facility including a police bicycle storage space and seasonal workforce housing for town employees.In April, the Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) pitched the concept for a mixed-used facility at Somerset Street for the Ocean City Police… Read more »
Berlin Mulls Short-Term Rental Date Delay
BERLIN – Officials in Berlin are expected to consider a delay in the implementation of new short-term rental regulations in the coming weeks. The Berlin Town Council is expected to discuss delaying implementation of the short-term rental ordinance that was supposed to go into effect July 1. Property owners currently operating short-term rentals already have… Read more »