By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) At least one candidate reportedly filed following an informational meeting of the Ocean Pines Association Search Committee last Thursday, when much of the discussion was focused on the benefits – and perils – of public service. Committee Chairman Ken Koroknay said his role was to stimulate community interest… Read more »
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Country club renovations go back out to bid
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) It took about 30 minutes of spirited debate, but the Ocean Pines Board on Saturday agreed to rebid second-floor renovations of the country club to try to lower costs. An initial round of bids were reportedly much higher than anticipated and perhaps double the cost of original estimates…. Read more »
OPA updates forensic audit process
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) Some community comment will be allowed during the upcoming forensic audit, although the majority of Ocean Pines Board members on Saturday opposed forming a committee to assist with the process. Director Slobodan Trendic said General Manager John Bailey, Finance Director Steve Phillips and three board members had an… Read more »
Work group closes in on contract for new HOA software
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) The Ocean Pines Association appears to close to purchasing new software systems with the goal of having them running by next May. During a public meeting on Saturday, two members of a technology working group, Tom Terry and Len Smith, outlined almost two years of activity and how… Read more »
PRMC exclusive health care sponsor for OPA
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) “We just can’t thank PRMC enough,” Jennifer Cropper-Rines, chairwoman of Ocean Pines’ 50th Anniversary Committee, said at the outset of a press conference last Wednesday. Peninsula Regional Medical Center, based in Salisbury but also an anchor tenant of the Delmarva Health Pavilion in Ocean Pines, officially became a… Read more »
‘Pier’ review calls for replacing Pines sanctuary crab site
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) An assessment of the Ocean Pines sanctuary crabbing pier “showed the structure is in dire need of replacement,” according to an inspection by Snow Hill firm J Stacey Hart and Associates. General Manager John Bailey, reading for the report during a public meeting Saturday, said existing galvanized… Read more »
Ocean Pines Board rejects candidate ad ban
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) Candidates for office, including those standing for the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, may continue to purchase ads in association publications, following a board vote on Saturday. Director Slobodan Trendic had moved to amend the current policy and prohibit candidates from placing ads, but that was defeated… Read more »
Virtual suggestion box for Berlin Falls park
By Josh Davis, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) The Berlin Falls Park Committee is asking for citizen input through a new online suggestion box. The park, on Old Ocean City Boulevard across from Burley Oak Brewing Company, was formerly a Tyson chicken-processing plant. According to an online statement, “The land and buildings were purchased in… Read more »
Bayside Gazette Editorial: Auditors, not committee will know what’s best
Citizen involvement in government is a good thing … up to a point. Too much involvement can make government unwieldy, as elected officials must listen to and consider many voices, relevant or not, before they can act. To do otherwise would offend participants and, more specifically, make the citizen participation approach to governance meaningless. This… Read more »
Windy weather, but Delmarva Birding Weekend successful
By Brian Gilliland, Associate Editor (May 3, 2018) Up until this past week, the weather on the lower shore hasn’t exactly been anything to write home about, unless you were one of the dozens of participants at the 23rd annual Delmarva Spring Birding Weekend. “The birds want to head north, but the winds have been… Read more »