Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) Opposition from two members of the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors last Wednesday led Director Dr. Colette Horn to withdraw a motion to go into closed session to discuss the directors’ self-evaluations. Horn said the grounds for entering closed session last week was because it involved personnel matters,… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 Years ago I helped open a new restaurant. On the menu, we offered a dry-aged 10-ounce New York Strip for $42 and a 12-ounce CAB New York Strip for $26. We decided on the choice as many people would not want to spend that much on dinner. The soft… Read more »
Another season sees return of favorite activities, along with live entertainment By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) The Berlin Farmers Market kicks off its fourth year of dishing out local produce, fresh-baked delights, musical entertainment and children’s activities on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Economic & Community Development Director Ivy Wells said Main… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) Planning for upgrades to water and wastewater capacities was the focus of a presentation given by Josh Taylor with Davis, Bowen and Friedel, during the Berlin Mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday. Taylor opened with an overview map of existing water storage tanks, wells, pump stations and the… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) Along with providing an update on pending and current capital projects, Ocean Pines General Manager John Viola reviewed the association’s current financials during the Board of Directors meeting last Wednesday evening. Irrigation project proposal Viola said preliminary designs have been received for a proposal to irrigate the Ocean Pines… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) Covering January through the end of March, Berlin Fire Company President David Fitzgerald gave his quarterly report to the mayor and Town Council on Monday. Fitzgerald said fire rescue calls totaled 58, with 70 percent from out-of-town locations, for the three-month period of 2021, “For fire and rescue calls,… Read more »
Pines treasurer highlights small decrease to income from investments to board By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) Ocean Pines Treasurer Doug Parks reported on the associations’ financial standing, investment rates of return and reserve balances during the Board of Directors meeting last Wednesday. Parks said the association’s cash position has improved the last couple of… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Director Debbie Donahue provided the Board of Directors updates on her department’s activities last Wednesday. Replacing aging playground apparatus at Robin Hood Park is nearly completed, Donahue said. “Robin Hood will be finished for the summer probably in a week,” she said. River Valley… Read more »
Self-evaluation tough to share with others Considering the apparent but largely concealed turmoil on the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, it’s no wonder that two members have declined to participate in the self-analysis exercise proposed and developed by another director, Dr. Collette Horn. Regardless of how good her intentions might be — the goal is… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (April 29, 2021) The Berlin Town Council vetted the town’s utility funds and health care renewal costs for the pending FY22 budget during a work session on Monday. Town Administrator Jeff Fleetwood said the preliminary FY22 budgets for the separate utilities, whose budgets are referred to as enterprise funds, involve water, electric,… Read more »