OCEAN CITY – In the past, a tax differential request to Worcester County has been no walk in the park for Ocean City, but the city is again taking another shot at reimbursement for services provided.This week City Manager David Recor discussed with the Mayor and City Council a Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 tax differential… Read more »
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OC Blocks Taxi Medallion Transfer Over Sale Price
OCEAN CITY – The city is beginning to question the validly of the taxi medallion transfers within the industry as the values being brought before the Mayor and Council are not matching up.During this week’s meeting at City Hall, City Clerk Kelly Allmond brought two taxi medallion transfers before the Mayor and City Council for… Read more »
No Injuries Reported In North OC Fire
OCEAN CITY — No injuries were reported during a fire at a north-end condominium building Wednesday night, although the building did suffer considerable damage.Around 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the Ocean City Fire Department (OCFD) responded to a reported residential fire at the Harbor Woods North condo building on 142nd Street near Laurel Ave. First responders… Read more »
Berlin Looking To Further Promote Dining, Artists
BERLIN — While Berlin has always strived to portray itself as a shopping destination on the Eastern Shore, town and community officials have been turning their attention in recent weeks to highlighting entertainment, dinning, and the arts in town.“I think we’re just going to start to partner more with the chamber,” said Economic and Community… Read more »
Audit Confirms Berlin Cutting Expenses, Growing Revenues
BERLIN — With revenues up and expenditures down, Berlin received a positive annual audit this week from the independent finance group PKS and Company.While there are some areas that bear watching, including a large slice of town debt, PKS auditors agreed that Berlin is in a better spot than many other American small towns.CPA Mike… Read more »
NEW FOR THURSDAY: Morning Power Outage Affected 5,000
BERLIN — Thousands were without power across a wide swath of northern Worcester County early this morning when a breaker tripped at a substation near Berlin after running low on gas.Around 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, a breaker tripped at a Delmarva Power substation at Route 346 on the outskirts of Berlin leaving around 5,000 customers… Read more »
Worcester Casino Mulling Addition Of Table Games
SNOW HILL — In the wake of a successful voter referendum for Maryland’s Question 7, an initiative allowing a significant expansion in state gambling laws, the Worcester County’s Local Development Council (LDC) and Ocean Downs Casino representatives discussed Monday if, when and how the casino will expand.While Ocean Downs General Manager Joe Cavilla was not… Read more »
Redevelopment Projects Eye Downtown OC Properties
OCEAN CITY – A few changes are on the horizon in the downtown area with a new building to house Fat Daddy’s clearing a planning hurdle and a new miniature golf course in the works.Last week Fat Daddy’s owner Ed Braude returned to the Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission to give an update on… Read more »
Proposed Beach Music Festival Delayed Till 2014
OCEAN CITY – The much-anticipated High Tide Music Festival has been postponed for the second year in a row and has taken a turn toward boot stomping versus fist pumping.After an update on the scheduled High Tide Music Festival for this summer was postponed twice, Tom Russell of Founders Entertainment was present for this week’s… Read more »
Ocean City Scores $150K In Md. Community Legacy Grants
OCEAN CITY — Worcester County, Ocean City and the entire lower shore did well this week when the latest round of state Community Legacy program awards were announced with $150,000 dedicated to the resort alone.The state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on Wednesday announced an award of over $5.5 million in Community Legacy… Read more »