Ocean City is not going to get its tax differential. The town is seeking a tax setoff, also known as a tax differential, for services it provides outside of municipal limits. The resort estimates it costs nearly $14 million a year for it to provide government services outside Ocean City. Therefore, that’s the amount of… Read more »
In many ways, compromise is the key to life. With government and public policy issues, it’s essential to maintaining a balance and moving forward. Perhaps no better example is the current situation involving the current state of affairs with the fire service in Ocean City as well as its future.The scene at City Hall on… Read more »
When someone I know wins the lotteryThe surprise of an overnight snowfallThat the Route 50 Bridge is open againThe Filet at the Galaxy 66How much money the boat show raises for kidsDriving across a bridge when it’s snowingRelaxing in my big chair after a long dayA cell phone with a long-lasting batteryReplacing old dishes with… Read more »
There will be no Verizon’s Springfest. No Comcast’s Art’s Alive. No Pepsi’s Sunfest. No The Dispatch’s Winterfest of Lights. It seems the town is content with the sponsorship dollars it receives for its special events and wants the big festivities to remain town-sponsored events. This is fine, but it’s understandable some folks find it a… Read more »
The dreaded worst-case scenario has now become a reality as far as the future of fire service goes in Ocean City.A mess is another way to describe the current state of affairs after the Ocean City Council’s split vote Tuesday on temporarily naming Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company Chief Chris Larmore to oversee fire service… Read more »
Young people with big aspirationsGrabbing a cold bottle of water from the fridgeInsider’s ‘young-timer’ – ‘old timer’ listsAny movie with Morgan FreemanBeing overwhelmed in Barnes & NobleChocolate Soy MilkA long line of people waiting to voteWhen people adopt from the shelterHigh school athletes in their letter jacketsHearing the wind howl while laying in bedThe writing… Read more »
Some folks are saying the Ocean City Council’s vote to support slots at fraternal clubs, such as the Elks Lodge, VFW and American Legion, to name a few, epitomizes hypocrisy. An argument could certainly be made the decision contradicts the resort’s infamous anti-slots stance, which is annually reiterated in Annapolis during public hearings. However, it’s… Read more »
Worcester County fraternal organizations should be allowed to have slot machines in their buildings under the conditions they devote a certain amount of the proceeds to the community. However, the path we are taking to get to that outcome has become quite bizarre and seems to have further fractured relations between county and Ocean City… Read more »
BERLIN – Registered voters in Maryland will be heading to the polls next Tuesday, between 7 a.m.-8 p.m., for the presidential primary election. Republican and Democratic voters will have a full slate of presidential candidates to decide on when they let their voices be heard. Although some of the candidates have officially withdrawn from the… Read more »
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