OCEAN CITY – As the Town of Ocean City prepares for the 4th of July holiday and the peak summer season, state and local partners joined together to remind visitors and residents to: Walk Smart, Bike Smart and Drive Smart.On Tuesday morning, Maryland Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Dennis Schrader joined Ocean City Mayor Rick… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – With the full support of Mayor Rick Meehan, the City Council voted this week to seek an independent opinion regarding the legal implications of a successful petition to reduce the property tax rate to the 2009 rate.Last month the Ocean City taxpayers for Social Justice (OCTSJ) submitted a petition to lower Ocean… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Pay and Classification Study for Town of Ocean City employees recommended bringing about a quarter of the full-time work force up to the market minimum.On Tuesday afternoon, Management Advisory Group, Inc. (MAG) President Don Long came before the Mayor and City Council to present the results of a citywide Pay and… Read more »
SALISBURY – The city continued efforts this week to complete the Salisbury Bike Route effort by approving the Fitzwater Street portion on first reading.Before the City Council for consideration on Monday evening was a proposed ordinance establishing a bike route to extend the developing city bike route system from the downtown area to the west… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and City Council to establish a R-1A Single Family Residential District that would provide an outlet for neighborhoods to ban short term rentals.On Tuesday evening, the commission held a public hearing to consider amending the zoning code to create an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The 8th Annual Ocean City Air Show was headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels this past weekend but prior to kicking off their official performance team members took some time out to visit families staying at the Believe In Tomorrow Children’s House by the Sea on Friday morning.For Administrative Officer LTJG… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Boardwalk business owners turned out this week to praise the Mayor and City Council for the new street performer regulations taking effect next month.The Town of Ocean City has been struggling with the proliferation of street performers on the Boardwalk for several years. A Boardwalk Task Force was created to specifically look… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The 2015 Ocean City Air Show was described this week as the best yet for the Town of Ocean City.For the first time in Ocean City, the 8th Annual OC Air Show was headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Saturday and Sunday.“This weekend the OC Air Show was by far… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – The Planning and Zoning Commission forwarded a favorable recommendation to the Mayor and City Council to establish a R-1A Single Family Residential District that would provide an outlet for neighborhoods to ban short term rentals.On Tuesday evening, the commission held a public hearing to consider amending the zoning code to create an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Following an uneventful legislative session for the proposed state-mandated post-Labor Day start for public schools this year, the Ocean City Tourism Commission went back to the drawing board last week to start strategizing for the next legislative session.The post-Labor Day school start bills, cross-filed in the House and Senate over the winter,… Read more »