Offshore Wind Farm Voice Needed NowEditor:Several offshore wind farm projects that will stretch from Rehoboth Beach to Ocean City will soon be a reality unless citizens and legislators take action now. Orsted Wind Power (Denmark) has been granted one of multiple offshore wind farm leases. Orsted’s Skipjack Offshore Energy, LLC and Delaware Department of Natural… Read more »
Ocean City Holds Too Much Surplus MoneyEditor:We continue to read that the Mayor & City Council (M&CC) of the Town of Ocean City are in need of additional revenue. Thus, the push for more parking meters and increased parking fees. In recent strategic planning sessions, funding sources and money appear to be major topics of… Read more »
Benefit Rigging DeplorableEditor:I am appalled that Ms. Zadnik/Snider rigged the fund raiser for the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department. I was there. I know exactly what table her son and family were sitting at. Two people at my table said they would love to check the bowl with the numbers. They were willing to bet their… Read more »
Lower Assumed Growth Rate Needed With FundsEditor:The “Tallest Midget in the Forest,” a metaphor, will be used to describe the Worcester County Public Education System and to unconditionally support any opposition Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor may feel is appropriate to Maryland state’s intrusion into our county’s public education system with the Kirwan Commission. One… Read more »
OC’s Useless ApproachEditor:So, from what I am reading, the OC officials are still not thinking about cancelling all of these vehicle shows, which everyone I’ve spoken to wants to be done, but, wondering how to better police them. Stupid. Useless.Of course, you know why the OC elected officials aren’t thinking of doing the right thing… Read more »
Backyard Deals HappenEditor:I disagree with certain County Commissioners when they say there are no backyard deals or backyard politics going on.A case in point; County Commissioners slammed the door shut on the elderly, handicapped, widowed, veterans, financially strapped and others on Sept. 17. Majority of commissioners would not allow the proposed White Horse Park text… Read more »
A Disgraceful WeekendEditor:After this past weekend’s debacle with those H20i cars in town, I have reached my fill. Enough. To have the mayor say that “Ocean City was under siege” should provide enough impetus to, for once and for all, put an “end” to all these car and motorcycle weekends in Ocean City. If the… Read more »
County Decision Heartless Editor: (The following is a copy of an open letter addressed to Worcester County Commissioner Bud Church.) We read in the paper that the County Commissioners have voted to have White Horse Park closed to winter residents this year after being allowed many years of winter occupancy. We understand that there is… Read more »
Solicitor Position Should Be SalariedEditor:The passing of Guy Ayres the City Solicitor of Ocean City and in Government for 37 years underscores the end of an era. It reminds us that life is in constant change. That although we often perceive that our days are the same, they are not, every day is different, ever… Read more »
Why Do Farmers Lay Litter In FallEditor:This fall, farmers on the Eastern Shore will spread chicken litter on the soil to supply nutrients, micronutrients and organic matter – the very things crops need to grow. It makes sense to many of us why pungent, plant-powering litter is applied to fields in the spring, when crops… Read more »