Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 20, 2020) Concerns over legalese in the Ocean Pines Association bylaws that permit the board of directors to vote by email in circumstances outside a public meeting were raised by the OPA Bylaws and Resolution Committee on Friday. Committee chairman Jim Trummel said bylaws concerning informal actions taken by the board… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 20, 2020) Members of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors should have a greater understanding of the association’s governing documents, the Bylaws and Resolution Committee said last Friday. Apparently, committee members concluded, board liaisons to the association’s advisory committees don’t always report a committee’s findings to the full board, or… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 20, 2020) Two site plans were approved and one concept plan was reviewed during the Berlin Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday. Main Place site plan Developer Palmer Gillis asked for and received the commission’s endorsement of plans to place a fifth building in Berlin Main Place on North Main… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer Heavy equipment as tourist attraction? (Feb. 20, 2020) A construction site tourist attraction is seeking a potential new location in Worcester County, and approached the Berlin Planning Commission on Wednesday, Feb. 12, regarding a concept plan to plan the site on Evans Road. Heavy Metal Playground is located in Boonsboro,… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 20, 2020) The Berlin Planning Commission approved a concept plan review by Property owner John Derrickson on Wednesday, Feb. 12, that promotes his concept plan for two multi-purpose buildings that will be used for both commercial and residential use. Derrickson and Architect Steve Cirile approached the commission for approval… Read more »
Ocean Pines Association to retain paper, while adding online option for members By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) While not completely switching from paper ballots in the Ocean Pines Association 2020 election this summer, the OPA Election Committee last week agreed to incorporate a new voting system that will provide an online option. Election Committee… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) Ensuring that money allocated in the new capital reserve fund for projects or purchases is not used for other purposes was discussed by the Ocean Pines Board of Directors last Wednesday. Established in November, the New Capital Reserve Fund caused some concern during the budget hearings for next year…. Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) Increased assessments for waterfront lots and how to differentiate canal dredging fees from payments into the bulkhead reserve were discussed last Wednesday during a public hearing on the Ocean Pines Association’s budget. The recommended budget, which was issued on Jan. 24, maintains the $986 assessment charged for non-waterfront lots… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) Ocean Pines’ long-time storm water drainage problem looks to be improving, as engineering consultations and infrastructure upgrades are gradually producing a drier picture. Director of Amenities and Operational Logistics Colby Phillips last Wednesday gave the Ocean Pines Board of Directors an update on the administration’s implementation of drainage solutions,… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) Ocean Pines, because of its size and its unincorporated status, will be affected more by Worcester County’s new rental regulations than any other population center, and Ocean Pines Association officials are trying to establish what they need to do to comply. At last Wednesday’s meeting of the OPA Board… Read more »