OCEAN CITY — Although only in its infancy, Ocean City officials this week began a discussion about possible banning or at least regulating environmentally harmful Styrofoam in the form of plates, cups and carryout trays.Several progressive communities across the country are already banning polystyrene in the form of Styrofoam cups, plated and carryout boxes, for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City planners this week approved a final site plan for a major downtown hotel redevelopment project after many of their concerns with the original version were allayed.On Tuesday, the Ocean City Planning Commission approved the site plan for a redevelopment of the old Royalton Hotel on the Boardwalk at 11th Street…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As part of the major rebuilding of a high-voltage transmission line connecting Berlin and Ocean City, Delmarva Power crews last week began construction of new ducts under the bay that will ultimately house electric wires.In an effort to enhance service in Worcester County, Delmarva Power has been rebuilding a nine-mile, 69,000-volt transmission… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week opened bids for upcoming street paving and canal dredging projects, but not before defending the bidding process.During Tuesday’s work session, the Mayor and Council fielded a question from the audience seeking an answer to why the elected officials almost always accept the lowest bids for various projects. Mayor… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials agree the continued proliferation of electric-powered cars could be the wave of the future for the resort, but continue to struggle with exactly where to put potential charging stations.More and more electric-powered and hybrid vehicles are visiting the resort, finding places to charge them continue to be a challenge…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Uncertain about the state’s plan for a future replacement for the Route 50 bridge, the owners of the old Cropper concrete plant property on the bay at First Street last week asked for and received an extension of an existing site plan for the redevelopment of the site.In 2007, the previous property… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — If Governor Larry Hogan is successful in pushing through one of his latest initiatives, more drivers arrested on drunk-driving charges will be riding with ignition interlock devices inside their vehicles.Hogan last week announced a proposed expansion of the state’s ignition interlock system in the hopes of reducing the number of drunk drivers… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — If it’s true the proof is in the pudding, then Ocean City continues to outpace its beach destination competitors in several key indicators, town officials learned this week during an overview of the resort’s 2015 marketing campaign.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday got an extensive overview of the resort’s 2015 marketing campaign… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials agree the continued proliferation of electric-powered cars could be the wave of the future for the resort, but continue to struggle with exactly where to put potential charging stations.More and more electric-powered and hybrid vehicles are visiting the resort, finding places to charge them continue to be a challenge…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Just one day after a federal judge rejected an attempt to piggyback on a prior case, a collection of Boardwalk street performers late last week filed a formal complaint in U.S. District Court challenging Ocean City’s new ordinance regulating buskers.Last Tuesday, a group of six Boardwalk street performers filed a motion in… Read more »