Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
With millions available now council must develop plan By Greg Ellison (July 22, 2021) Town of Berlin officials have yet to determine where to direct $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan funds recently awarded to the municipality, with federal program directives mandating allocations by December 2024 and expenditures prior to December 2026. Town Administrator Jeff… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 22, 2021) Looking to improve road safety for foot traffic and bicyclists, Ocean Pines resident Ryan Mello earlier this month contacted various government bodies seeking to update crosswalks at a trio of south-side intersections. Pines roads getting attention from Mello were Manklin Creek at both Ocean Parkway and Racetrack Road, Cathell… Read more »
By Paul Suplee, MBA, CEC, PC-3 (Reprinted from July 4, 2019) If you have been reading this blasted column for any more than a month or two, you know two things: I love to travel, and I love to bring those experiences back with me. Maybe it’s to keep it fresh in my short-term memory… Read more »
Elections Committee victim of semantics Suggestions that the Ocean Pines’ Election Committee might be biased in this summer’s contest is another case of the political community’s tendency to see molehills as mountains in the making. More likely than not, this minor flap had more to do with semantics than anything else, as committee Chairman Steve… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 22, 2021) Unable to attend the second Ocean Pines Board election forum last Tuesday, Rick Farr responded this week to a number of question posed to other candidates that evening. In terms of board conflicts and personality clashes, Farr said while disagreements are inevitable, infighting is counterproductive and is a disservice… Read more »
Choice of words leads to hint of election committee unfairness in directors race By Greg Ellison (July 22, 2021) What was intended to be a closed session meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss whether to respond to accusations of political bias by the Ocean Pines Elections Committee instead turned into a 45-minute open session, with the… Read more »
Two-vehicle collision costs elderly woman her life after being ejected onto roadway (July 15, 2021) Ocean Pines resident Luke Sichau, 25, was arrested for leaving the scene of a fatal crash Friday afternoon on Route 1 near Odessa, Delaware, where a 92-year-old woman was killed after being ejected from the vehicle. Delaware State Police said… Read more »
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) The extent of the Board of Directors authority over the Ocean Pines Architectural Review Committee is not as clear as it should be, the Bylaws & Resolutions Committee concluded during virtual meeting last Friday. Committee Chairman Jim Trummel said a bylaws work group found instances of conflicting authorities between… Read more »
Cartoon by Jim Adcock
By Greg Ellison (July 15, 2021) Berlin’s Historic District Commission approved requests for replacement windows, new signs and demolition plans for a trio of properties during its meeting last Wednesday. Demolition Historic District Commission members voted unanimously in favor of demolition plans for a home at 19 Gay Street proposed by Jonathan Selway, managing member… Read more »