OCEAN CITY — Despite some questioning over the vendor’s contract deadlines, resort officials this week pulled the trigger on a $2.4 million deal to equip the town’s police officers with body-worn cameras.Last year, state lawmakers passed legislation mandating law enforcement agencies equip their officers with body-worn cameras by 2025. Ocean City, for a variety of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Officials say a $150,000 grant will be used to begin exterior improvements on the former Bank of Ocean City building, donated to the town last year for the exclusive use of the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum.Earlier this month, Gov. Larry Hogan announced more than $9 million in strategic demolition grants awarded… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The lone bid for replacing the motors on the Ocean City Fire Department’s fire-rescue boat came in slightly under budget.The town received just one bid for replacing the department’s fire-rescue boat’s inboard motors with twin outboards. Typically, if there is only a single bid for a capital project, the council rejects the… Read more »
BERLIN – Town leaders continued their discussion of short-term rental regulations this week.On Monday, Mayor Zack Tyndall and the Berlin Town Council reviewed draft short-term rental regulations developed after prior discussions. While opinions still vary, particularly regarding owner occupancy, Mayor Zack Tyndall said the ordinance was moving ahead.“There’s a time and a place for us… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Efforts to rein in scofflaw short-term vacation rentals that are not acquiring rental licenses and remitting the appropriate room tax were renewed this week with approval of a draft ordinance intended to strengthen the rules.For years now, Ocean City officials have been monitoring the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals in the resort… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — After decades of acquiring piecemeal properties for the proposed model block redevelopment, the Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) this week pitched a proposal for a mixed-use, multi-purpose seasonal workforce housing project.For about 20 years, the OCDC has been working on a redevelopment plan for the model block. There have been multiple land… Read more »
WEST OCEAN CITY – A company’s $150,000 donation will allow Diakonia to pay off the mortgage on its newest property on Route 611.On Tuesday, Blue Water Development Corporation announced its donation of $150,000 to Diakonia, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and services to homeless individuals, families and veterans on the Lower Shore. Officials say… Read more »
BERLIN– The state awarded the Town of Berlin a $500,000 strategic demolition grant for Heron Park this week.On Friday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced $63 million in awards to projects that promote community development and economic growth. Among the awards was a $500,000 grant the Town of Berlin applied for to help demolish the dilapidated chicken… Read more »
ASSATEAGUE — Providing further evidence man’s interactions on Assateague Island are comparatively short-lived, scientists at the Smithsonian have confirmed a fossilized blue crab claw found on the barrier island could be as many as two million years old.Earlier this year, an intrepid hiker was walking the beach at Assateague as she typically does, picking up… Read more »
SNOW HILL – State legislators this week voted to override the governor’s veto of a measure that will prohibit Worcester County’s jail from working with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.On Tuesday, the Maryland General Assembly voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of HB 16, which bans local jails from housing detainees for Immigrations and Customs… Read more »