Sooner or later specifics on a proposed sports complex in northern Worcester County will have to be publicly disclosed. Funding and location remain two huge unknowns. For months, the thought was the officials in the know in Worcester County and Ocean City are privy to the details, but it’s become clear the whole proposition is… Read more »
Complex Talk ConfusingEditor:I continue to be puzzled why the majority of Worcester County Commissioners continue to pursue a sports complex. Their 2017 study pointed out that even after a period of stabilization of three to five years, a taxpayer subsidy of 25% would be required to operate the facility. This does not include the cost of land,… Read more »
The filing deadline for political candidates was set to expire this week but was abruptly extended to March 22. As a reminder, the gubernatorial primary election will be held June 28 (yes, the week before the Fourth of July) with the general election Nov. 8.The summer primary date is concerning on the local front as… Read more »
Ocean City Should Reconsider New EventEditor:How does this strategy help rebrand the town’s family image?At the recent Tourism Commission meeting, the council members present rehashed a previous discussion of the Adventure Fest motorcycle event scheduled for the same September week the unsanctioned pop-up car rally is in Ocean City.By including another event that week, they believe,… Read more »
All efforts are moving forward with police body camera use in Ocean City, but questions surround how well the program will work this summer.Though the Ocean City Mayor and Council was right to move ahead with the contract and purchase approval this week, concerns abound over whether the infrastructure and logistics surrounding body camera use… Read more »
There is major push underway to remove all mask requirements in Maryland public schools in favor of allowing local school boards to make their own decisions based on their own data. It’s easy to support the facial covering change, but it will be counterproductive if it’s not accompanied by loosening close contact tracing rules.Under current… Read more »
Like most municipalities following the most reassessment process, the Town of Berlin has seen its property values jump tremendously. The town’s gross assessable real property base will jump by 8% on July 1, 2022, from $486.3 million last July to $525.5 million. Based on this change, the town could reduce its tax rate from 81.5… Read more »
The Town of Berlin should not be considering any future annexations until finances concerns are alleviated.Before the Berlin Planning Commission this week was a 57-home development concept on 45 acres of land off Evans Road. Connections to the property came before the commission to gauge members’ feelings on the project as well as the potential… Read more »
Whether it’s election year politics or decreasing positivity rates, probably a combination of both, there has been a major shift taking place with masking in schools. For many children, the only time they wear a mask is in a school because it’s the one place there is monitoring of positive cases resulting in close contact… Read more »
Out Of Control DevelopmentEditor:It is pretty evident to anyone who follows events in Ocean City that most developers get just about whatever they want when doing business in the town. Although a tome of rules and regulations exist, the developers and their legal teams merely view such rules as a small hindrance. They pretty much… Read more »