The Ocean City Mayor and Council is not confident an event held in West Ocean City will bring enough business to Ocean City to merit $25,000 in funding support.The county is looking to land the Great Inflatable Race at a price tag of $65,000. The fun run features huge inflatables and will be located for… Read more »
What would happen if the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) started only answering emergency medical calls originating within municipal limits? Who would cover a majority of the West Ocean City service calls? It’s an unknown at this time.At a meeting this week, Ocean City officials told the Worcester County Commissioners the OCFD would only continue… Read more »
Over the course of five hours, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) should have heard enough concerns to warrant further examination of the proposed offshore wind turbines, specially their significant changes in height.The concept behind last week’s public hearing was to hear from the concerned citizens and government officials who requested a public hearing to… Read more »
Current efforts at City Hall to address the loss of year-round residents in Ocean City are worthwhile.Implementing incentives and reducing fees associated with new construction are wise options for the city’s planners and elected officials to consider. In fact, any opportunities to encourage people to live in Ocean City should be up for deliberation.The assumption… Read more »
Though it’s a controversial move, the Town of Ocean City’s decision to delay Sunfest by one weekend to avoid a conflict with a troublesome lot of visitors is the right call.Sunfest is traditionally held in either the last or second to last weekend in September. The long weekend has become a major event for Ocean… Read more »
Do most people think women should be able to go topless where men can? We think the answer is clearly no.It’s a fundamental question at the heart of the ongoing case involving a challenge to the Town of Ocean City’s 2017 ordinance clarifying the government’s position topless women in public places is illegal. Though legal… Read more »
Expectations for any significant changes to the proposed wind farms offshore should not be elevated based on the Maryland Public Service Commission’s order for a public hearing on the wind turbines’ changes in height. In fact, the commission made that clear in its order.“This inquiry is limited to potential impacts related to a change in… Read more »
The hourly parking rate increase approved by the Ocean City Mayor and Council is entirely appropriate and reasonable.At its simplest, the council-approved and task force-recommended increases will raise the hourly parking rates at the Inlet lot in the peak season by 17%, from $3 an hour to $3.50. The hourly rate at other downtown municipal… Read more »
In three years, Atlantic General Hospital was able to raise more than $12 million in its capital campaign geared toward bettering health services in northern Worcester County. It’s a remarkable feat, one that would have not been possible if it weren’t for an incredibly generous community.Throughout the campaign, the hospital and its foundation office have… Read more »
Dedicated funding for future Boardwalk reconstruction efforts is one of the key aspects of the Wicomico Street Pier franchise extension.In talking individually about the 25-year extension of the pier franchise agreement, which will come before the council next week, both Mayor Rick Meehan and franchise holder Charles “Buddy” Jenkins were proud the deal established a… Read more »
