By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 16, 2018) Garrett Neeb and Reggie Mariner of Bay Four LLC were not warmly greeted by members of the Berlin Historic District Commission and its audience last Wednesday, and were denied approval for a freestanding porch at their property on 201 William Street. Mariner said the structure, described as a… Read more »
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OP anniversary time capsule apparently was lost in time
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 16, 2018) There was good news and bad news about a time capsule buried in Ocean Pines 30 years ago, according Jenny Cropper-Rines, chairwoman of the association’s 50th anniversary committee. “The good news is, we do know where all the power lines and utilities are in the area of the… Read more »
Election results validated during OPA annual meeting
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 16, 2018) Ocean Pines election results unveiled last Friday showed Steve Tuttle and Frank Daly had each earned three-year terms on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors. Also elected were Ted Moroney and Esther Diller, each to one-year terms. Tuttle was the leading vote-getter, with 2,322, and Daly finished… Read more »
Tuttle, Daly, Moroney and Diller elected to Ocean Pines Board
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 10, 2018) Based on preliminary vote totals on Friday, Steve Tuttle and Frank Daly have each earned three-year terms on the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors. Tuttle was the leading vote getter, with 2,322, and Daly finished second with 2,048 votes. Director Ted Moroney, the lone incumbent in the… Read more »
Planning commission backs Gerardi’s ‘Berlin Gateway’ proposal
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 10, 2018) A proposed new gateway into Berlin took a crucial step forward Wednesday night, as the town planning commission voted 5-1 to recommend adding two parcels of land at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Old City Boulevard to growth area three of the Town of Berlin… Read more »
Ocean Pines Association briefs
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 9, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center on July 27: Honoring Jacobs and Herrick Association President Doug Parks recognized two directors, Cheryl Jacobs and Tom Herrick, during what was likely their last meeting. Both were… Read more »
Clarke, Bailey quarrel over country club renovation plan
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 9, 2018) Updated renovation plans for the second floor of the Ocean Pines Golf and Country Club last Friday nearly derailed an otherwise routine board of directors meeting on reserve accounts. Included in the more than three hours of deliberation were updates on three significant capital items that needed to… Read more »
County reviewing Berlin tattoo regulations
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 9, 2018) While the Worcester County Commissioners yet to comment on a Town of Berlin request for new tattoo regulations, Worcester Public Information Officer Kim Moses confirmed on Friday that county officials are reviewing their formal response. The Berlin Town Council voted 3-1 in May to send a letter of… Read more »
Committee recommends increasing reserves
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 9, 2018) If recommendations from the association budget and finance committee mean anything, Ocean Pines homeowners next year could be paying more in assessments because of increased collections for several reserve funds. General Manager John Bailey said annual assessment collections for reserves currently total about $1.677 million, roughly $200 per… Read more »
Commissioners also recognized at library opening
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (Aug. 9, 2018) Following a Tuesday afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Berlin library on Harrison Avenue, the Worcester County Commissioners gathered in the downstairs lobby for a separate unveiling of a commemorative plaque. The inscription credited the seven-member commission, as well as County Chief Administrative Officer Harold Higgins, the Worcester… Read more »