Why No Discourse?Editor:I am ashamed to admit, but last night I attended my first Ocean City Council meeting after living in Caine Woods for the last eight years. My motivation for attending was to see how the council would respond to a request from the Elks Lodge for support of slots machines for fraternal organizations.The… Read more »
Let’s take a look inside some numbers making news, locally and nationally, this week:— 60: Amount of people who attended the Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) District 1 Candidates forum on Tuesday to hear candidates Phil Cropper, Rex Hailey and Troy Purnell talk about town issues. All in all, I thought Cropper, who works in the… Read more »
Little Reason To Oppose Fraternal SlotsSome decisions confronting governments are difficult but that cannot be said about the one made by the Ocean City Council to send a letter to legislators supporting slots in fraternal organizations. We have been down this road before as both Ocean City and Worcester County sent letters last year to… Read more »
Thanks For NothingEditor:I would like to send out a big thank you to all the local contractors and businesses that employ illegal aliens. As a result of their diligent efforts to compete in today’s market and drive wages down even farther, many skilled craftsmen like myself are barely surviving. Thanks to them, I will be… Read more »
Clearly, the time has come for the town to shut down its “Sea For Yourself” guide, which essentially provides the same materials as the Ocean City Chamber’s tourist guide. The two publications essentially carry the same materials and a majority of the advertisements are duplicated from one to the other. All sides seem to agree… Read more »
A Modest Start To CutsEditor:The current expense cutting proposals by the city manager and department heads is commendable. However, with the predicted large revenue deficit looming, they are, at best, very modest. It is time for city officials to fully address the investment strategy for the employee pension plan funds.A recent report by Wilshire Associates… Read more »
It’s true Ocean City needs a new website, but not at $178,000, as estimated by the city’s contracted ad agency. At a time when the city is trying to cut costs across the board, it’s a no-brainer the town needs to get other bids. From the financial end, it fails the common sense test to… Read more »
Credit is due in Ocean City where officials are doing what they have to, albeit reluctantly. They are cutting spending a little bit at a time and have made it clear there will be more coming, not because they want to but because they have no other choice.Times are tight everywhere, and the municipal and… Read more »
Howard Reaches OutEditor:Election time is over for Ocean City and the dust is beginning to settle. The recent election cycle was of special interest to me this go round because for the first time in 12 years I wasn’t personally involved – other than being an interested, voting citizen. I chose not to run for the council… Read more »
The political season continues, at least in Berlin, where a three-man race has developed for the District 1 council seat, a vacancy created by Gee Williams’ recent election to mayor. This is a compelling situation. As we learned in the October election, three-way races in a small town can be interesting, and it’s really anyone’s… Read more »