BERLIN– A 57-home development proposed just outside town limits drew criticism and concerns about sprawl from municipal officials this week.When presented with the concept of a 57-home development on Evans Road this week, members of the Berlin Planning Commission objected to its size, its impact on local roads and the stress annexations put on town… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City residents could have the opportunity to vote on an ordinance passed late last year that will scale up the percentage of room tax dedicated to destination marketing after a petition for referendum drive appears to have acquired the requisite number of signatures.In December, the Mayor and Council narrowly passed an… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — With little discussion, resort officials this week agreed to move forward with the proposed land swap of two parcels near 100th Street with Delmarva Power and Light (DPL).The two parcels are adjacent and identical in size, and simply swapping them provides a mutual benefit to the Mayor and Council and the utility… Read more »
BERLIN– Dozens of pieces of student artwork are now on display at the Worcester County Arts Council.Throughout February, 27 pieces of student artwork are on display at the Worcester County Arts Council gallery in Berlin.“It’s such a wonderful opportunity for the students to be able to express themselves and have their work exhibited in the… Read more »
OCEAN CITY— Calling the team the “best in the world,” longtime City Engineer Terry McGean was officially sworn in as the Town of Ocean City’s sixth-ever city manager on Monday.McGean, who has served as city engineer in Ocean City for over three decades, late last month was unanimously appointed city manager, replacing Doug Miller who… Read more »
SNOW HILL– Worcester County has abandoned plans for a golf course spray irrigation project in Ocean Pines.Worcester County Public Works Director Dallas Baker advised the Ocean Pines Association (OPA) last week that the county was not moving forward with a proposal to use wastewater to irrigate the community’s golf course. According to a Feb. 3… Read more »
SNOW HILL– While Worcester County’s beaches might be the draw for most visitors, expanses of corn and soybeans are what herald their arrival to Maryland’s coast. Though it lacks the glamour of tourism, agriculture has been and remains a vital local industry.Encouraging future generations to continue the county’s rural traditions when the lure of quick… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – After a marathon public hearing this week, resort planners agreed to forward a recommendation to the Mayor and Council allowing for Delmarva Power to develop a battery energy storage system on one of two north-end parcels.It’s complicated, but in layman’s terms, a battery energy storage system, or BESS, would be a fallback… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) was one of many from around the state to deploy in Baltimore on Wednesday to allow the city’s fire department to mourn the loss of three of their own.For the first time in the 225-year history of the Baltimore City Fire Department, the entire BCFD went… Read more »
OCEAN CITY- Parking concerns sent the developers of a proposed luxury resort and spa back to the drawing board last week after the appeals board denied a request for a waiver of some spaces on the planned redevelopment.Attorney Hugh Cropper, representing the developer Effie’s Beach, LLC and Sarantis Properties, explained the history of the site… Read more »