The timing of new City Manager David Recor’s hiring is going to prove interesting. Recor is expected to begin his new job in Ocean City on June 11 or thereabout. Of course, that’s in the middle of Ocean City’s busy season and four months before the municipal election.In last week’s interview, Recor discussed how he… Read more »
Ad Outrages CitizensEditor:Students at Stephen Decatur High School are in shock over the paid advertisement that was released in the Friday, May 11 issue.Richard Ferro and Garrett Magaha are popularly known as favorite teachers, coaches and colleagues throughout the school. Ferro and Magaha were recently recognized by student votes for various teacher superlatives in the school… Read more »
Dear Readers, A paid advertisement that ran in last week’s issue has stirred up a firestorm of controversy.The level of angst and extreme hostility aimed toward this newspaper has been startling at times, particularly last weekend when I was verbally berated in an expletive-laden tirade by the husband of a teacher who threatened and promised… Read more »
Scooter Regs TweakedNo matter what level, government is not known for being efficient, but the current controversy surrounding Ocean City’s attempt to better regulate the growing scooter industry in town seems to take that to another level.Somehow, throughout the entire process, nobody brought to the table the fact the stipulated training area in the ordinance… Read more »
To say the events leading to David Recor being hired as Ocean City’s next city manager were not ideal would be the understatement of the year. Dysfunction, mistakes and bizarre turns of events have made this a process to remember.Of course, as of Thursday at 3 p.m., nothing is official, but Recor and the city… Read more »
Lawsuit Next? Editor:Well it looks like the band of four has struck again. First they fire an excellent city manager because he doesn’t agree with ” their” plans for the future, now they go and hire a new city manager and again the vote comes down to 4-3.One of the questions that needs to be answered… Read more »
A vocal group of education supporters in Worcester County had a clear message for the commissioners at this week’s annual budget hearing — raise taxes to help local schools.Although the overall budget pictures for Worcester and Wicomico counties are blurry at the moment, thanks to the General Assembly’s “doomsday” budget, what is known is taxes… Read more »
Some thoughts on the recent events surrounding the current city manager search process in Ocean City:A Situation Consistent With The Times It’s a dysfunctional mess.That’s the best, and probably least articulate, way to describe what the city manager process morphed into over the last couple weeks in Ocean City.So much has happened over the last… Read more »
The Ocean City Mayor and Council may have been on break this week, but that did not stop the dramatic undercurrents at City Hall.Although anything could change between now and next week’s meeting, the council majority seems intent on voting on a new city manager next week.The big question is whether the requisite background checks… Read more »
Pillas Right On Bonus Editors:I though we elected people to the City Council who would be considerate on how they spent other people’s money.It seems I was wrong when all but one member of the council were willing to go along with the idea of giving a bonus to all full-time employees. Your reasoning: To… Read more »