Berlin, Ocean Pines News Worcester County Bayside Gazette
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) The Berlin Planning Commission approved a site plan and zoning change Wednesday, with the latter involving a switch from an industrial to business classification. The commission supported a request to reclassify 26.6 acres of industrially zoned property (M-1A) on the north side of Route 50 as shopping… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 16, 2020) The effort to open at least some portions of Heron Park in time for warmer weather was on the Berlin Town Council agenda Monday, and though some possibilities were discussed, no consensus was reached on what can be done to speed up the process. “It has been… Read more »
Budget-beating numbers posted for November, but winter will bring decline (Jan. 9, 2020) With financials complete for more than half of the current fiscal year, Ocean Pines Association balance ledgers remain favorable to budget by roughly $587,000, General Manager John Viola reported Saturday. In addition to giving highlights from fiscal 2019/2020, Viola also recapped ongoing… Read more »
(Jan. 9, 2020) While urging fast action to reform a neglected search committee to solicit OPA Board candidates for the 2020 election, the Ocean Pines Bylaws and Resolutions Committee also spoke out against the board immediately approving proposed revisions to the association’s architectural guidelines during its meeting on Friday. Committee chairman Jim Trummel said while board… Read more »
Pines advisory group takes look at revenues compared to expenses for fiscal year (Jan. 9, 2020) With a multi-day fiscal year 2020/2021 meeting pending the following week, the OPA Budget and Finance Committee examined preview materials and reviewed final numbers through November 2019 during its meeting on Friday. Acknowledging the importance of preparation, committee Chairman… Read more »
(Jan. 9, 2020) After concerns arose over accepting proposed revisions to the OPA Architectural Review Committee guidelines, the board of directors on Saturday voted 5-2, with members Tom Janasek and Larry Perrone opposed, to spend two weeks reviewing the amended language before seeking legal review. ARC committee board liaison Steve Tuttle initially made a motion… Read more »
(Jan. 9, 2020) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors members shared their objectives for the new year last Friday, with an emphasis on staying on the path that made 2019 successful. OPA President Doug Parks, hitting a common chord among the directors, said with a number of capital projects underway during the winter months,… Read more »
Committee vets first draft, hears from dept. heads (Jan. 9, 2020) Work on the Ocean Pines Association’s budget for the next fiscal year got underway in earnest on Monday, when the budget and finance committee received presentations from the individual departments. Those presentations, Committee Chairmen Dick Keiling said, provided the committee with raw information about… Read more »
By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer (Jan. 9, 2020) Thirteen businesses will offer special meal prices for the fourth annual Berlin Restaurant Week, which will run from Monday, Jan. 13 to Sunday, Jan. 19. Cam Bunting, Berlin Restaurant Week founder and owner of Bunting Realty, came up with the idea after experiencing one in Bethesda, Maryland,… Read more »
It’s budget time for all the local governing authorities, so it will be all about the money from now until spring. That’s when council members, county commissioners and members of the board of directors will declare their financial plans are as good as they’re going to get. They’re never even close to perfect, because taxpayers… Read more »