Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
No specifics, but long-time employee says it’s related By Greg Ellison (Feb. 18, 2021) Ocean Pines Director of Amenities and Operational Logistics Colby Phillips resigned on Thursday in the wake of recent closed-door meetings tied to an ethics and conduct complaint against a member of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors. “My resignation is in… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb.18, 2021) Meeting for the first time this year, the Ocean Pines Election Committee held a virtual session last Friday to begin planning the 2021 director’s contest, while also highlighting a pending referendum and potential future use of electronic voting. Board election 2021 Committee Chairman Steve Habeger welcomed back members who last… Read more »
Winning contestants of SkillsUSA awarded funds totaling $30K for program By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Feb. 18, 2021) Eleven students in the Worcester Technical High School welding program competed in the 2020 SkillsUSA welding contest on March 5, 2020, at the high school and received a total of $30,000 in scholarships to the Advanced Technology Institute… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Feb. 18, 2021) An offer has been made to an applicant for the Berlin Public Works Department superintendent’s job that will become vacant on April 1, with the retirement of Dave Wheaton. In announcing the offer this week, Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood said the application process for Wheaton’s replacement opened… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 18, 2021) The Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines-Ocean City, which adapted its fundraising efforts to abide by coronavirus safety protocols last spring, looks to carry on its charity campaigns and continue building membership during 2021. Kiwanis Press Relations Chairman Dave Landis said after holding one in-person fundraising event in early… Read more »
By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Feb. 18, 2021) A site plan for an Auto Zone store that would replace the former McDonald’s building on Route 50 in Berlin was tabled by the Berlin Planning Commission last Wednesday to give the developer more time to improve his project’s appearance. Applicant Kevin Murphy told the commission Auto… Read more »
Effort to reduce flooding, clean up watershed should get underway this spring By Greg Ellison (Feb. 18, 2021) The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $482,337 grant last week through the Department of Natural Resources to retrofit Bainbridge Pond in Ocean Pines to reduce flooding and improve water quality. The Board of Public Works… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 11, 2021) The Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee, which held its first meeting since coronavirus impacted society last March, reconvened last Wednesday to discuss governance documents updates. Committee Chair Jim Trummel said a bylaws review work group was instituted in November, which consists of himself and Directors Doug Parks and… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 11, 2021) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors held a FY21/22 budget hearing virtually on Saturday to update membership on the association’s current and future financial challenges. OPA Treasurer Doug Parks said the association’s governing documents requires a public hearing to provide residents a status update on the proposed budget. “We’re… Read more »
Interest expressed in two parcels near entrance, but mayor, council undecided By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Feb. 11, 2021) The town of Berlin has potential buyers for two parcels that sit in front of the entry to the paths and ponds in Heron Park, but the mayor and council have to decide whether they have… Read more »