OCEAN CITY — There will not be new regulations regarding bow-riding this summer after proposed legislation filed late in the game stalled out as the General Assembly session expired this week.In the wake of several serious boating accidents in the resort last summer, including a fatal propeller strike that claimed the life of a child… Read more »
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How Much Advertising Is Enough For Resort?
OCEAN CITY — A review of the resort’s tourism and marketing budget last week touched off a debate about how much is enough when it comes to advertising Ocean City.During a budget work session last Thursday, Tourism Director Donna Abbott outlined her proposed fiscal year 2018 spending plan fueled largely by the town’s 4.5 percent… Read more »
Beach Patrol To Expand Late-Season Coverage With School Start Change
OCEAN CITY — With a state-mandated post-Labor Day start to the public school year in place in Maryland, the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) has a plan in place to expand coverage in late August when the season typically drops off.Last year, Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order mandating public schools in Maryland return… Read more »
Some Winners, Losers As General Assembly Session Wraps
BERLIN — While the dust is still settling and the repercussions are not fully known, the 2017 Maryland General Assembly session that expired with Sine Die at midnight on Monday will likely be remembered as a positive one for the resort area and the Lower Shore.The 2017 session was fast-paced as usual with over 2,800… Read more »
GPS Amenity On Carts Could Be Cut At City-Owned Golf Course
OCEAN CITY — Another casualty in the Town of Ocean City’s budget deliberations could be the Global Positioning Systems (GPS) on the golf carts at Eagle’s Landing, but there is some sentiment for keeping the devices slowly declining in popularity.During a budget work session on Wednesday covering Eagle’s Landing, the town’s municipal golf course in… Read more »
Town’s Bond Rating Upgraded
OCEAN CITY — The Town of Ocean City got good news on its financial position with an upgrade in its bond rating from a major rating agency.At the close of last Monday’s meeting, Finance Administrator Martha Bennett announced Standard and Poors Global Ratings had raised the Mayor and Council and general obligation bonds from AA… Read more »
Chief: OC Police Officer Departures ‘Very Concerning;’ Quality Of Life Issues Cited By Some In Exit Talks
OCEAN CITY — For a variety of reasons including “quality of life issues,” there is a not-so-subtle employee drain in the Ocean City Police Department, resulting in the department requesting one additional officer in its fiscal year 2018 budget, raising concerns over whether one is enough.During a budget work session on Monday, Ocean City Police… Read more »
Company’s Plan To Place 12 Cell Towers Along Boardwalk Rejected
OCEAN CITY — Continuing a recent recurring theme about perceived visual pollution along the beachfront, the Ocean City Mayor and Council this week rejected a proposal to install as many 12 new cell phone towers on the Boardwalk.As far back as 2015, private sector company Crown Castle announced a proposal to install as many as… Read more »
Ocean Pines Attack Leads To Dog Being Euthanized
OCEAN PINES — A local woman along with two small dogs are recovering after getting attacked by a dog last weekend, but the attacking dog, a pit bull terrier, has been turned over to Worcester County Animal Control to be euthanized.Around 11:30 a.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean Pines Police officer was dispatched to the area… Read more »
UPDATED: Wind Farm Prospect Offers To Move Turbines Back Five Miles, Reducing Visibility By 35%
OCEAN CITY — Despite an offer to move the proposed wind farm five miles further off the coast, Ocean City officials this week sent a formal letter of opposition expressing concern about the proximity of the turbines to the resort’s coast and the potential visual impact from the shoreline.Just one week after Ocean City officials… Read more »