SNOW HILL — After a long, harsh winter, the roads and highways throughout Worcester are showing the signs of excessive salt use and plowing, but help is now on the way in the form of a $10 million special one-time appropriation to the counties and Baltimore City exclusively for pot holes and weather-related damage.The Worcester… Read more »
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Commissioners Compromise On Racquetball Court
SNOW HILL — A text amendment request that will allow a local contractor to put a racquetball court for private use in a portion of his building zoned light industrial touched off a brief but tense debate between the County Commissioners on Tuesday over its possible larger scale implications.Attorney Mark Cropper on Tuesday said his… Read more »
Ocean City Not Likely To Reduce Skate Park Hours
OCEAN CITY – Following a year of studying the usage of the Ocean Bowl Skate Park, the Recreation and Parks Commission plans to recommend to the full Mayor and Council its funding stay as is.This week the Skate Park Committee reconvened to look over additional data collected at the Ocean Bowl Skate Park of usage… Read more »
Weekend Concert Event Denied Liquor Sales
SNOW HILL — The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) had a busy afternoon on Wednesday, approving a liquor license for a new business in north Ocean City, some changes at a popular bayfront restaurant downtown, a few requests for businesses in Berlin and most notably, a denial of a one-day permit for a… Read more »
Bank Robbery Spree Suspect Indicted In Federal Court
SNOW HILL — One of two Pennsylvania men arrested last July in connection with the robbery of the PNC Bank on Route 50 in West Ocean City was indicted last week in federal court for his role in a spree of armed robberies in Pennsylvania and in Worcester, while the second has been convicted here… Read more »
OC Council Wants More Time To Weigh Cost-Cutting Moves
OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council will sit down to take another look at the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year prior to first reading to determine if there are any other suggested cuts to minimize the proposed tax rate of being a penny over constant yield.At the conclusion of Tuesday’s Mayor… Read more »
County Backs Medical Office Change
SNOW HILL — In response to a growing trend in healthcare, county officials this week approved a text amendment allowing multiple physicians to more easily share a common building and space that would not be allowed under the current county zoning code.Attorney Mark Cropper presented the proposed text amendment to the County Commissioners on Tuesday… Read more »
Salisbury Council To Help Fund Fireworks
SALISBURY – The City Council agreed this week to help fund fireworks for the Red, White and Boom 4th of July celebration this year while encouraging local benefiting businesses to start making contributions.An ordinance in its final reading approached the City Council on Monday evening to amend Fiscal Year 2014 General Fund to appropriate $10,000… Read more »
Berlin Celebrates Online Poll Victory With Big Crowd
BERLIN — Berlin’s “Coolest Small Town” party last Saturday certainly lived up to the hype with thousands cramming into the downtown area for the celebration, and now town officials are hoping the designation provides a springboard to greater growth and development.Earlier this spring, Berlin was named by Budget Travel magazine as the “Coolest Small Town… Read more »
Officials Question Use Of Budget Stablization Funds
SNOW HILL — Worcester County officials this week debated the anticipated shortfall between revenue and expenditures in the proposed fiscal year 2015 budget, taking exception with the automatic inclusion of over $6 million in budget stabilization funds to close the gap.During an otherwise fairly mundane request on Tuesday for permission to advertise the upcoming Worcester… Read more »