OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss two code amendments that could adversely affect parking in the entire resort.The hearing was held to consider amendments limiting the number of off-street parking spaces that may be approved with reduced design standards and another that would… Read more »

SNOW HILL – Ocean City asked for the least county funds of any of the municipalities when town representatives went before the County Commissioners this week with their budget requests.Ocean City made specific requests totaling $989,000.“If you look at our requests, they pretty much parallel last year’s,” Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan told the commissioners…. Read more »

OCEAN CITY – One of Ocean City’s finest recently found out he had become a nominee in a contest organized by one of the United States’ most well-known television programs.It was a couple weeks ago when 14-year Ocean City Police Department Lieutenant Mark Pacini, a supervisor in the Criminal Investigation Division and 1998 Officer of… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The conversion of the Perdue wastewater plant in Showell for residential use got a positive recommendation from the Worcester County Planning Commission last week, with modifications which could be the basis for a new model of wastewater management.ADC Builders plans to use 1,000 EDUs of 4,000 projected units of sewer, to be… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – After weeks of trials and tribulations, the Mayor and City Council was finally able to put something concrete into the books that would prevent any type of adult oriented retail stores from obtaining a business license for a period of six months or until the Planning and Zoning Commission is able to… Read more »

SNOW HILL – The Board of Education has asked for a $7 million increase in the Worcester County schools budget for fiscal year 2008.The $87,306,346 requested budget is 9.6 percent higher than the approved FY 2007 budget.The increase comes mainly from salary and operational costs, said Worcester County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes. School… Read more »

BERLIN – Half of Berlin’s remaining equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) will be released for use as soon as the state approves the new capacity management plan, with the second half released the year after.The Berlin Mayor and Council approved the capacity management plan at the Monday night meeting. This type of plan is required by… Read more »

BERLIN – Berlin needs a master plan, not just a comprehensive plan, was the message on Wednesday night at the public hearing on Berlin’s new comprehensive plan.Municipal master plans are far more detailed than comprehensive plans, offering a street-by-street design of how a town plans to look in the future, from future parks to streets… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – With almost a year to go until expansion of Ocean City’s skate park is expected to be complete, members of the Recreation and Park Committee sat down Tuesday morning to look at where the park stands currently and what can be done in the coming months to prepare it for the busy… Read more »

ANNAPOLIS – It now appears a statewide smoking ban in Maryland will become a reality after both the full House and Senate approved their own versions of a bill this week, but there are some differences to iron out before the measures are passed along to the governor for approval.The House approved its version of… Read more »