(July 20, 2017) A second and final Ocean Pines Association candidate’s forum will be held this Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Assateague Room of the community center on 235 Ocean Parkway.
The Ocean Pines Elections Committee will present the forum and the four remaining Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidates, Dr. Colette Horn, Nicole Schafer Crosariol, current Director Doug Parks and former Director Marty Clarke, are expected to attend.
Elections Committee Chairman Steve Tuttle said the candidates were allowed to submit three questions for the forum, which they will ask of their fellow candidates.
In addition, Tuttle said the committee received several questions from association members.
Eight candidates originally filed and seven applications were accepted. Three candidates, Paula Robertson Gray, Arie Klapholz and Brenda Lynn Wascak, dropped out of the race early.
Unlike the first forum, held on Wednesday, June 21, Tuttle said this time candidates would have two minutes to respond to questions asked by the moderator, as well as a one-minute response or rebuttal. Rebuttals were not permitted during the original forum.
“We hope this will provide opportunity for candidates to present themselves and their positions on various issues,” Tuttle said.
Residents are encouraged to submit questions, 75 words or less, by calling the Elections Committee telephone hotline at 410-208-3989 or sending questions by email to Tuttle at sltuttle08@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting questions is Friday, July 21.
The association mailed election ballots last week to homeowners in good standing.
According to an association release, one election ballot and a postage-paid return envelope was mailed for each Ocean Pines property owned, regardless of the number of lot owners on the land record.
Voters may select no more than two candidates and the top-two voter getters will each serve a three-year term on the board.
Mailed ballots must be received at the post office by Thursday, Aug. 10. Ballots may be dropped off in the ballot box inside the Ocean Pines Police Station at the OPA Administration Building no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. Votes will be counted on Aug. 11.
Election results will be announced during the annual meeting on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. in the community center.
For questions regarding the status of an owner account, contact Ocean Pines Administration at 410-641-7717.
The Elections Committee will monitor the election hotline for questions and/or requests for replacement ballots.
The Ocean Pines Elections Committee will present the forum and the four remaining Ocean Pines Board of Directors candidates, Dr. Colette Horn, Nicole Schafer Crosariol, current Director Doug Parks and former Director Marty Clarke, are expected to attend.
Elections Committee Chairman Steve Tuttle said the candidates were allowed to submit three questions for the forum, which they will ask of their fellow candidates.
In addition, Tuttle said the committee received several questions from association members.
Eight candidates originally filed and seven applications were accepted. Three candidates, Paula Robertson Gray, Arie Klapholz and Brenda Lynn Wascak, dropped out of the race early.
Unlike the first forum, held on Wednesday, June 21, Tuttle said this time candidates would have two minutes to respond to questions asked by the moderator, as well as a one-minute response or rebuttal. Rebuttals were not permitted during the original forum.
“We hope this will provide opportunity for candidates to present themselves and their positions on various issues,” Tuttle said.
Residents are encouraged to submit questions, 75 words or less, by calling the Elections Committee telephone hotline at 410-208-3989 or sending questions by email to Tuttle at sltuttle08@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting questions is Friday, July 21.
The association mailed election ballots last week to homeowners in good standing.
According to an association release, one election ballot and a postage-paid return envelope was mailed for each Ocean Pines property owned, regardless of the number of lot owners on the land record.
Voters may select no more than two candidates and the top-two voter getters will each serve a three-year term on the board.
Mailed ballots must be received at the post office by Thursday, Aug. 10. Ballots may be dropped off in the ballot box inside the Ocean Pines Police Station at the OPA Administration Building no later than 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. Votes will be counted on Aug. 11.
Election results will be announced during the annual meeting on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. in the community center.
For questions regarding the status of an owner account, contact Ocean Pines Administration at 410-641-7717.
The Elections Committee will monitor the election hotline for questions and/or requests for replacement ballots.