State Losing Millions On Procurement Failures

State Losing Millions On Procurement Failures

Courtesy Baltimore SunAs members of the Maryland General Assembly wrangle over budget cuts and deficits, it’s tempting to think that there’s a quick fix to the state’s fiscal problems. But what if there was a way for the state of Maryland to save money that didn’t involve raising taxes, fees or surcharges, didn’t require cutting… Read more »

Hiring Freeze A Wise Early Budget Move

Hiring Freeze A Wise Early Budget Move

The Worcester County Commissioners made an easy call this week to institute a hiring freeze in light of serious budget deficiencies that need to be reconciled this spring.Why it was decided in closed session and announced via press release without public comments from the commissioners is unclear, however. Once again, the commissioners continue to show… Read more »

Tax Formula Approach Is Right Direction

Tax Formula Approach Is Right Direction

There was a lot of predictable ingratiating in Snow Hill this week, but privately a battle will unquestionably ensue over Ocean City’s proposed agreement that calls for large increases in funding from the county.The six-page Memorandum of Understanding created by the Town of Ocean City seeks to do away with the entire discussion of tax… Read more »

Disappointing Decision On OC Wind Turbine

Disappointing Decision On OC Wind Turbine

Government bodies are typically quite predictable in their decision making, but that was not the case last week when a resident’s years-long effort to build a wind turbine on his property failed to get approved by the Ocean City Mayor and Council.Indeed it was quite surprising to see Ocean City resident Jim Motsko’s wind turbine… Read more »

Smoking Will Be Limited But Not Banned

Some could argue it’s a matter of semantics, but it’s important for supporters and detractors of the current smoking regulation process in Ocean City to remember an outright ban is not happening.Ocean City appears to be honing in on its chosen direction with an ordinance to return next month that essentially creates a number of… Read more »

Boardwalk Needs New Street Performer Regs

The planned creation of a Boardwalk Regulation Task Force is what should be the first step toward Ocean City taking another shot at regulating street performers.Officials learned the hard way last summer that they cannot simply allow the federal court ruling on a case challenging the town’s street performer regulations to be the final say… Read more »