Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
Rate would be 1.25 cents higher than last year, but lower than first proposal By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 27, 2023) The Berlin mayor and Town Council agreed on a tax rate of 82.75 cents per $100 of assessed property value following a public hearing Monday night, so will this be the tax rate… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 27, 2023) Businesses in downtown Berlin could pay a little more for their business licenses than a business on Flower Street. Or, perhaps, a Main Street small florist won’t pay as much as their restaurant neighbor. The Berlin mayor and Town Council agreed to table a motion during their… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 27, 2023) The Berlin disc golf experiment is officially a success. The Berlin Mayor and Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to approve making the disc golf course at Stephen Decatur Park permanent with several enhancements. At the start of a presentation from Eastbound Disc Golf’s Shawn Johnson, he… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 26, 2023) More than 80 people turned out at the Berlin Library last Wednesday night for a “guided conversation” on the present and future growth of Berlin. “This is part of a multistage process geared toward a community-wide discussion on growth,” Mayor Zack Tyndall told the audience. “We want it… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 20, 2023) Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola provided a rapid-fire report on the association’s successes over the past month, focusing on police, racquet center and maintenance at Saturday’s board of directors meeting. Viola said the police department has seen some successes, which uses a new process for police… Read more »
By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer (April 20, 2023) The Racquet Club took over the public comments during the Saturday Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors meeting, with a standing-room-only crowd filling the Golf Club meeting room. A large portion of the crowd was there for one thing: to let the board members know that they… Read more »
Bertino wants transparency, Mitrecic says ‘not our job’ By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 20, 2023) With another eight-figure difference between income and spending, the Worcester County Commissioners are scrutinizing next fiscal year’s budget seemingly line by line. Typically, that hasn’t been the case for the Worcester County Public School system and the board of… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 20, 2023) More state funding is coming to Worcester County to expand access to broadband for rural residents. On April 5, Gov. Wes Moore announced that the state is awarding about $92 million to expand access to around 14,500 households and businesses across the state through the Connect Maryland… Read more »
By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) Two weeks after receiving the second violation in two years from the Maryland Open Meeting Compliance Board, Berlin’s elected officials are making it known they’re not taking the matter lightly. And they’d also appreciate it if residents cut them a little slack. At the end of the… Read more »
Current tax rate included, but changes still likely with public hearing on horizon By Jack Chavez, Staff Writer (April 13, 2023) With a public hearing scheduled for later this month, the Berlin mayor and Town Council are still trying to find ways to reduce the town’s budget deficit, but the message coming from them remains… Read more »