OCEAN CITY — Ocean City’s private sector food waste composting program is exceeding expectation, resort officials learned this week, but there is still plenty of room to grow.In July, Hobbit Restaurant owner and Ocean Compost LLC representative Garvey Heiderman pitched his pilot food waste composting program to the Mayor and Council. The concept calls for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — While no formal action was taken and there are many details to wade through, resort planners this week were generally pleased with the presentation of plans for the proposed Margaritaville Hotel and Resort complex.In August, the Ocean City Planning Commission reviewed the conceptual plans for the proposed resort, which, if approved, would… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – On the heels of a federal inquiry into alleged civil rights violations in a pair of incidents on the Boardwalk last June, resort officials this week veered in a different direction and initiated a process to explore creating a diversity and inclusion position.It was confirmed last week an FBI inquiry into the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Department had a busy Halloween night with a pair of simultaneous responses at a midtown hotel and an iconic downtown restaurant.Around 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, Ocean City fire and EMS units responded to the Hilton Hotel at 32nd Street for reported smoke in the structure. Firefighters arrived on… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The latest beach replenishment project in Ocean City got underway this month with work beginning at the north end of town heading south.The familiar heavy equipment, pipes and offshore equipment seen for decades around the resort about every four years began showing up last week at the north end of Ocean City’s… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, a local resident and advocate this week was honored by the Mayor and Council with a special proclamation.For years, Adriano “Bubba” Almony has been a fierce advocate for anti-bullying in the local community. Almony, who grew up in Ocean City and graduated from Stephen Decatur… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Bids were opened for several ongoing capital projects, and while there are options in each case that are under what was budgeted, the bids were all over the map.The Mayor and Council on Tuesday opened multiple bids for three capital projects including repainting the municipal water tower at 94th Street, a new… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A review of the town’s annual comprehensive financial report revealed everything came up rosy in the post-pandemic fiscal year 2021 with “significant gains” in nearly every major category.Finance Director Chuck Bireley, along with Assistant Finance Director Shawn Bunting, presented the report to the Mayor and Council on Tuesday. Bireley explained revenues for… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials denied another private-sector request to place three small-cell towers in the Montego Bay community, this time agreeing to formalize the denial by resolution.The Mayor and Council had before them on Tuesday a request from Crown Castle to install three small-cell towers in the north Ocean City residential community. Crown Castle… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With Ocean City getting ready to transition to a new advertising agency after 20 years, interest has been robust in the early part of the process.Last month, a Request For Proposal (RFP) was prepared and sent out seeking bidders for the town’s advertising firm contract. Every 10 years or so, Ocean City… Read more »