Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Wehner, Staff Writer (May 26, 2022) After whittling down an $11.3 million revenue shortage in next fiscal year’s budget, the Worcester County Commissioners have agreed to cover the remaining $4 million using the FY22 fund balance. The commissioners met for more than four hours on May 10 to discuss the budget during a… Read more »
By Greg Wehner, Staff Writer (May 26, 2022) The disagreement between two Worcester County Commissioners regarding discussions about the proposed sports complex in Berlin continued on May 17, with a third member of the board telling them he was tired of listening to the back and forth. At the end of the Tuesday morning county… Read more »
By Greg Wehner, Staff Writer (May 26, 2022) The Worcester County Commissioners May 17 session was full of public hearings, with the county having hearings on improving the water at St. Martins by the Bay, applying for Community Development Block Grant funds, and changes to the Capital Improvement Plan. St. Martins water Residents at St…. Read more »
By Greg Wehner, Staff Writer (May 26, 2022) The Worcester County Commissioners granted a charter boat captain a one-year permit to use a recreational boat ramp in South Point, despite pleas to do otherwise from nearby neighbors. Marc Spagnola owns and operates the 20-foot Sea Ark and 24-foot Dusk to Dawn fishing charters, and for… Read more »
Software problem leaves election officials no choice but to hand-count ballots The 28 proposed amendments to the Ocean Pines Association by bylaws were overwhelmingly approved by Ocean Pines voters this week, although getting to that final tally involved counting votes the old-fashioned way. The vote count on the Ocean Pines bylaws referendum was supposed to… Read more »
Course at Bainbridge Park a tryout for growing sport There’s a project roiling some Worcester County residents over its location and notions that not enough has been done to bring to the table the people it will affect the most — the disc golf course at Bainbridge Park in Ocean Pines. The Ocean Pines Association… Read more »
The Ocean Pines Communications Committee is looking at different ways to encourage residents to attend the annual meeting of the Ocean Pines Association in August. “We have had such poor attendance in the last number of years,” committee chair Cheryl Jacobs said at the committee’s meeting last Thursday. “We’ve learned that (this year) we will… Read more »
The Ocean Pines Environment and Natural Assets Committee is looking at ways to increase the buffers and native plantings along the South Pond. The committee invited Billy Weiland, communications manager for Assateague Coastal Trust, to speak to them last Wednesday about realistic options and best practices for completing the project. “We have a lot of… Read more »
The Berlin Town Council discussed the following at its meeting on Monday: Housing surveys The Eastern Shore Regional GIS (Geographic Information System) Cooperative will be conducting surveys from June 1 until July 15 that will analyze the physical state of various properties in Berlin, which in turn could be used to apply for funding assistance…. Read more »
Moves intended to secure more funding for projects considered high priority The Berlin Town Council on Monday made a couple of rearrangements to its plans for the $4.8 million the town will get in American Rescue Plan Act money, including beefing up stormwater project funding and protecting the Berlin Fire Company from losing funds. On… Read more »