OCEAN CITY — At least one Ocean City councilman this week questioned if the unanimous vote to hire 10 new officers was a knee-jerk reaction immediately following the troublesome pop-up car rally event.Last week Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Ross Buzzuro and Captain Mike Colbert came before the Mayor and Council seeking approval to… Read more »
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OC Completes Midtown Property Swap
OCEAN CITY — The last piece of the puzzle for a future water treatment plant at 67th Street fell into place this week when resort officials approved a property swap.For three years, the town of Ocean City has been acquiring property on the bayside between 66th and 67th streets for the development of a future… Read more »
Planning Comm. Supports Water Taxi’s Five-Year Extension
OCEAN CITY — Resort planners this week enthusiastically endorsed a five-year extension for a north-end water taxi service and encouraged the business owners to expand the operation.Two years ago, amid some opposition, the Mayor and Council approved a conditional use request allowing for a water taxi service based at a canal adjacent to the Food… Read more »
Summer Business Data Underscores Urgency For Federal Help
OCEAN CITY — As federal officials continue to butt heads over another COVID-19 stimulus package, the hospitality industry nationally, and even locally to some degree, continue to wither on the vine with hundreds of small business closures likely along with thousands of employee layoffs.For weeks, the Democratic-led House and the Republican-led Senate, with the Trump… Read more »
Aviation Service Saved From Cuts
OCEAN CITY — State officials this week announced a reversal of a plan this summer to eliminate one of the Maryland State Police (MSP) Aviation medevac units on the Eastern Shore, including possibly Trooper 4, which serves the Ocean City and Worcester County area.During its July meeting, the state’s Board of Public Works considered several… Read more »
Text Threads, Emails Among Resort Officials Questioned
OCEAN CITY — Just when an informal email or text message conversation between elected officials runs afoul of the Open Meetings Act became the topic of an interesting discussion this week.Although the public wouldn’t know, it is likely not unusual for members of the Mayor and Council to exchange ideas or discuss official city business… Read more »
Aviation Service Saved From Cuts
OCEAN CITY — State officials this week announced a reversal of a plan this summer to eliminate one of the Maryland State Police (MSP) Aviation medevac units on the Eastern Shore, including possibly Trooper 4, which serves the Ocean City and Worcester County area.During its July meeting, the state’s Board of Public Works considered several… Read more »
Boardwalk E-Bike Ban Narrowly Passed On First Reading
OCEAN CITY — Proponents of allowing at least some electronic bikes, or e-bikes, on the Boardwalk made yet another effort to sway their colleagues this week, but there was little interest in changing the vote.The Mayor and Council had before them on Monday the first reading of an ordinance that would prohibit the use of… Read more »
OC Council Slow To Endorse Moving New Ferris Wheel Closer To Boards
OCEAN CITY — While they didn’t flat out reject the idea, resort officials this week were lukewarm on the idea of allowing the Big Wheel attraction introduced at Trimper’s Rides this summer to encroach over the public right-of-way at the south end of the Boardwalk.For the first time this summer, Trimper’s Rides introduced the Big… Read more »
Summer Business Data Underscores Urgency For Federal Help
OCEAN CITY — As federal officials continue to butt heads over another COVID-19 stimulus package, the hospitality industry nationally, and even locally to some degree, continue to wither on the vine with hundreds of small business closures likely along with thousands of employee layoffs.For weeks, the Democratic-led House and the Republican-led Senate, with the Trump… Read more »