OCEAN CITY — The local fishing community breathed a collective sigh of relief this week when federal fisheries officials decided to drop a rather drastic rule change for sharks that could have effectively shut down a significant component of Ocean City’s multi-million dollar fishing industry.The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in November published a rather… Read more »
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SU Recycling Program Surpasses 50% Milestone
by Steven Green
SALISBURY — When Salisbury University’s (SU) recycling program began in 1990, few could have predicted how much it would grow.Some 23 years ago, tin and aluminum cans from the campus’ dining hall were set aside from the rest of the University’s waste and transported to recycling centers instead of landfills. Today, SU recycles everything from… Read more »
Ashley, Former Councilman Want Union Contract Talks In Public
OCEAN CITY — With contract negotiations underway between the town of Ocean City and its police officers, firefighters and paramedics, a former councilman and his colleague still at the dais made a pitch this week for the salary talks to take place under the public’s eye, but it appears to be too late in the… Read more »
Wicomico Hears Pitch For Chesapeake Coalition
SALISBURY — With counties across the lower shore including Worcester and Wicomico wrestling with state-mandated watershed improvement plans (WIP) and septic system regulations, Wicomico County officials this week heard from a coalition calling for a broader approach to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay.On Tuesday, the Wicomico County Council heard a presentation from the Clean Chesapeake… Read more »
Watershed Plan Costs Staggering
SALISBURY — Costs for developing a Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) in Salisbury seem intimidating right now, admitted Wicomico County Transportation and Long Range Planner Keith Hall, but he told the City Council that the current estimated $225 million cost will likely be reduced substantially in the years before the WIP is required to meet final… Read more »
University Aims To Save Delmarva Public Radio
by Steven Green
SALISBURY — Salisbury University’s president sent a Valentine last week to Delmarva Public Radio (DPR) and its listeners — a proposal which, if approved by the Salisbury University Foundation Board, will provide a new home and continued operations of its two stations, WSCL (89.5) and WSDL (90.7) FM.The university proposes to relocate DPR to space… Read more »
Public Comment Changes Begin In Ocean City
OCEAN CITY — After the first Ocean City Mayor and Council meeting with the new public comment and consent agenda policies in place, the “jury is still out” on the new format.The Ocean City Mayor and Council met on Tuesday night in the first meeting since the new public comment period and consent agenda format… Read more »
OC Ice Cream Truck Rules Tweaked
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week passed an ordinance limiting the areas of operation for vehicle vendors, such as ice cream trucks, in the interest of protecting established downtown businesses.On Tuesday, the Mayor and Council approved an amendment to an ordinance limiting the operation of vehicle vendors like ice cream trucks, for example,… Read more »
OC, Cat Groups Plan Partnership
OCEAN CITY — Ocean City officials this week agreed to provide support for a coalition of private sector groups in the interest of better controlling a growing stray or feral cat crisis in the resort.On Tuesday, the Ocean City Mayor and Council agreed to support the Community Cats Coalition and its partners, Delmarva Cat Connection… Read more »
Critical Areas Ordinance Sent Back To Planners
SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council sent the city’s Critical Areas Ordinance back down to the Wicomico County Planning and Zoning Commission this week. While the commission had attached a favorable recommendation to the ordinance, members of the council pointed out that the commissioners never saw a final product on the document and had made… Read more »