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(Feb. 10, 2022) After agreeing to delay stepping down until the fall while a replacement candidate was being recruited, Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola changed course on Wednesday and tendered his resignation at end of this month. In a statement issued on Wednesday morning, Association President Colette Horn said Viola “informed me that his… Read more »
Daly compromises on his proposals to gain approval of rest of board of directors By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors approved 31 proposed bylaw revisions, while Director Frank Daly withdrew a number of motions tied to candidate qualifications, during a five-hour special meeting on Monday morning. Daly offered a… Read more »
With Berlin’s water and wastewater utilities continuing to fall far short of breaking even, and a cash reserve that needs big-time bolstering, the public process of hashing out the town’s budget for the new fiscal year takes on greater importance. Property owners — i.e. taxpayers — should acquaint themselves with the town’s fiscal facts now… Read more »
Current and past OP Board members question reasons for candidate rule updates By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) “Vindictive” and “egregious” were a few of the frequent adjectives included in the criticisms leveled on Monday morning during a special meeting of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors to review more than 30 proposed bylaws changes being… Read more »
By Greg Ellison] (Feb. 10, 2022) Recognizing an opportunity last fall to help a close relative, Glendola Bowen, who has operated Finally Yours Salon on Main Street Finally Yours Salon in Berlin for two decades, provided her niece, Cherie Harris, an outlet to retail craft items. Bowen, who launched her salon in 2002, opted to… Read more »
Historic Dist. Commission will weigh revamped idea to honor music pioneer By Greg Ellison (Feb. 10, 2022) Revised plans for a building-side mural honoring Berlin native son Dr. Charles Albert Tindley are on tap for the Historic District Commission in March. A pioneer of modern gospel music during the post-Civil War era in Philadelphia, Tindley… Read more »
Admin responsibilities also on list of possible revisions By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Board of Directors will hold a hybrid meeting on Monday at 8 a.m. to consider a list of bylaws revisions that would affect board elections, candidate qualifications and director removals. Originally scheduled for this past Monday, the meeting… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 As much as I love the snow, I lament not protecting my babies this winter. I never chopped down my banana palms and covered the roots with insulation as is the annual ritual, and frankly they haven’t asked to come down. Typically, and especially in cold winters, they will… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (Feb. 3, 2022) The Ocean Pines Strategic Planning Committee last Thursday discussed how to break down Homeowners’ Survey results and how to use that data to drive long-term priorities. Board liaison Amy Peck, who was appointed as a director in November, kicked off the virtual meeting with a brief introduction. Peck, who… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock