Berlin Needs To Follow Standard Best PracticesEditor:The Government Finance Officers Association website details best practices for the level of fund balance that should be held by local governments. While they make exceptions for cities facing unusual financial situations or threat of natural disaster, the rule of thumb is two months of operational expenses (16.7%). In… Read more »
Category: Letter To The Editor
Voices From The Readers – April 19, 2019
Berlin’s Failure To PlanEditor:My father often told me: failing to plan is planning to fail.Berlin’s recent budget predicament — I loathe to call it a crisis because that word implies something unexpected and dire — seems not only predictable but the predictable result of both a failure to plan and a failure to stick to… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – April 5, 2019
What Financial Crisis?Editor:When you read the local papers over the last several weeks, one might believe that the Town of Ocean City is facing a financial crisis going into Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. City Councilmembers have publicly stated the budget shortfall is between $500,000 and $800,000. In an article in The Dispatch (March 15) about… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – March 29, 2019
Selling Park Not AnswerEditor:Berlin has a budget problem. According to the mayor, for the last five years the town has been borrowing from savings to pay for higher than expected costs at the sewer utility. That this ongoing problem has not previously been addressed by our elected representatives is an issue that the town’s residents… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – March 22, 2019
Opposed To Cancellation Of Library PresentationEditor:“Law-abiding Trump supporters who did absolutely nothing wrong were made to appear to be the equivalent of a pitchfork- and torch-carrying mob” is the valid opinion that I heard from a real great American patriot with regard to the March 6 cancelled library presentation.The presentation was about the Constitution and… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – March 15, 2019
Sheriff DefendedEditor:Regarding the letter, “Sheriff Needs To Go” from the March 8 issue of The Dispatch, some additional facts are in order.Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis is an outstanding sheriff. As a life-long resident of Wicomico County, Sheriff Lewis strives everyday to provide the very best police service to Wicomico County citizens. He has built… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – March 8, 2019
Sheriff Needs To GoEditor:I was astonished to hear the comments made by Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis regarding his intention to not enforce certain laws if enacted by the state legislature. His comments were so bold and brazen that he has demonstrated to the citizens of Wicomico County that he is unfit for office.I believe… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – February 22, 2019
Marijuana And Increased ViolenceEditor:As a person who has been solicited twice in the last three years to invest in marijuana farms, I have been curious about the explosion of use of cannabis both locally and nationally. Medical marijuana has been approved in Maryland by our leaders. I took particular interest when I came across Mr…. Read more »
Voices From The Readers – February 15, 2019
Gym Worth SavingEditor:The gymnasium in Ocean City at 67th Street employs 15 people, six are full-time employees. The gym has 400 local members and attracts many more in the summer. Like most Ocean City businesses, it is seasonal. The town has purchased the gym property for a healthy full price of approximately $1,270,000 from Wells… Read more »
Voices From The Readers – February 8, 2019
Time To Move On With Boardwalk CaseEditor:One of the difficulties that any person faces when taking legal action to protect their rights is the taxpayers’ money that a governmental agency can use in pursuing pointless court proceedings. The owners of the Dumser’s Dairyland property on the Boardwalk, the Nathan Rapoport family, are now in that… Read more »
