Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) A request by Homes for America’s motion variances allowing fewer parking spaces and a replacement building was approved by the Berlin Board of Appeals last Wednesday. Representatives of the nonprofit development company asked the board for variances for its rental communities on 113 and 115 Flower Street,… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) An agreement to annex more than 100,000 square feet of property into the Town of Berlin was approved by the Berlin mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday. The land is on the south side of Route 50 and the east side of Seahawk Road. The process… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) A limited number of tickets are available for the second annual Art of the pARTy on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Atlantic Hotel in Berlin from 6-8 p.m. Ticketholders will have the opportunity to sample the cooking of students at Worcester Technical High School’s Culinary Program during… Read more »
Of the many questions regarding the application of wastewater spray irrigation for Ocean Pines or any other area, the least critical is whether public health will be adversely affected. Strict environmental regulation and monitoring of effluent used in spray irrigation have eliminated the public health concern, as has been evidenced all across the Eastern Shore…. Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 13, 2020) The Berlin Historic District Commission approved two requests and an election among its members during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Election The board re-elected Carol Rose as the board’s chair and Robert Poli as the vice-chair. Fence request The commission approved a request by Berlin… Read more »
Holding waste for treatment has own set of problems By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) Replacing hundreds of concrete and plastic water holding tanks to prevent sewage spills in Ocean Pines was examined during the Worcester County Water and Sewer Advisory Council meeting on Monday. Worcester County Public Works Director John Tustin said work over… Read more »
Workgroup’s first step will be to define cost By Greg Ellison (Feb. 13, 2020) The possibility of using treated wastewater to irrigate Ocean Pines Golf course was examined during the Worcester County Water and Sewer Advisory Council meeting on Monday. Worcester County Deputy Director of Public Works John Ross and OPA General Manager of Golf… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Feb. 6, 2020) Berlin Officer Kevin Lloyd has been named the 2019 Officer of the Year for the Berlin Police Department because of his diligence and track record for arrests. Lloyd, 30, has been an officer for less than two years, having graduated the fifth in his class in 2018…. Read more »
Scarcity of volunteers becomes greater issue By Greg Ellison (Feb. 6, 2020) The Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department, which was established on a shoestring budget nearly a half century ago, now faces mounting challenges to recruit and retain members. President Dave Van Gasbeck said area demographics have traditionally added a layer of difficulty to recruit… Read more »
Legacy cards bought prior to May 2019 would have extra time to use balances By Greg Ellison (Feb. 6, 2020) Included among a host of proposed changes for Ocean Pines’ new fiscal year is a one-year extension of the Beach Club parking and pool coupons set to expire this April. The change is intended to… Read more »