OCEAN CITY – Ideas for improving police presence and community relations highlighted a recent meeting between local law enforcement and a downtown neighborhood watch group.Last week, Ocean City Police Department Captain Elton Harmon provided the Ocean City Police Commission with suggestions and requests from the downtown Neighborhood Watch group.Over the years, several Ocean City neighborhoods… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – It was all hands-on deck this week as community stakeholders joined a roundtable discussion on a proposed anti-litter campaign.Last Wednesday, members of the Ocean City Coastal Resources Legislative Committee, or Green Team, teamed up with town staff and community stakeholders to begin developing an aggressive anti-littering campaign for the coming summer season.The… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The state’s Open Meeting Compliance Board (OMCB) last week issued an opinion the town violated the Open Meetings Act when it didn’t properly report significant changes to the towing ordinance passed in September.In September, the Mayor and Council passed a trio of ordinances amending the town’s towing policy including a new fee… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week signed off on conceptual plans to redevelop the downtown recreation complex, which will likely be done in phases over multiple years, although there could be tweaks in the final version.During Tuesday’s meeting, Recreation and Parks Director Susan Petito and consultant Tom McGilloway of Mahan Rykeil Associates presented to… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — As expected, municipal bus ridership in Ocean City took a huge hit last year due to the state restrictions and the public’s reticence for enclosed tight spaces, but the losses were offset somewhat by decreases in expenses.The Ocean City Transportation Committee had before it on Tuesday an overview of ridership, revenue and… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A proposal to immediately raise the town’s room tax by a half-a-percentage point got little traction on Tuesday, although resort officials did agree to make a plan and begin the process for the future.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council discussed a potential room tax hike. After an often-fierce debate, the council in… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Connectivity issues highlighted a discussion this week on the installation of surveillance cameras along a busy downtown thoroughfare.On Monday, City Engineer Terry McGean presented the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on the installation of City Watch cameras on Baltimore Avenue.“We’ve got the Boardwalk fully covered,” he told commission members this… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — Resort transportation officials this week debated the return of the Boardwalk trams this summer after being put on the shelf last year and the plan is for the popular service to back up and running.The Transportation Committee on Tuesday held a discussion on a plan to bring back the Boardwalk trams. The… Read more »
BERLIN – Atlantic General Hospital officials announced they will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the elderly this Saturday, January 16, as part of Phase 1B of the state of Maryland vaccination plan.The vaccine clinic, which will be held at the James G. Barrett Medical Office Building on Atlantic General Hospital’s campus, is open… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Monday a comprehensive $1 billion COVID-19 relief package that will directly benefit hundreds of thousands of Marylanders and small businesses if approved by the state legislature.The emergency Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Entrepreneurs and Families, or RELEF ACT of 2021, introduced by Hogan would include direct stimulus… Read more »