The Maryland Coastal Bays Program and the Lower Shore Land Trust are teaming up with Burley Oak Brewery in Berlin for a winter fundraiser on Monday, Jan. 25, from 6-9 pm. Darin Engh and Nate Clendenen from the Saltwater Stringband and Sean Loomis of Drymill Road are slated to perform, while Shelly Messick from West… Read more »
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Landscapes meeting scheduled for Jan. 21
Following a 5-2 board of directors vote, it took two months to officially schedule a meeting between the Ocean Pines Association and golf management company Landscapes Unlimited. That meeting will take place as a town hall today, Thursday, at 6 p.m. at the country club, with LU Regional Manager Scott Nissley fielding questions. One director… Read more »
Capital facilities plan outlines $29M in projects
A new capital facilities planning document released in Ocean Pines on Jan. 4 outlines more than $29.5 million in proposed new capital projects, spread out over the next decade. According to the document, which the Gazette obtained last week, the last such plan was updated in November 2014. The plan noted that several of the… Read more »
Berlin Restaurant Week ‘wonderful success,’ Wells says
Berlin’s inaugural Restaurant Week was a triumph for the town with many restaurants seeing an increase in sales and foot traffic. “It was a wonderful success,” said Ivy Wells, Berlin’s economic and community development director. “Businesses were busy and appreciative of the event.” More than a dozen restaurants offered special prices on select menus from… Read more »
Registration open for Komen Race
Registration is open for the Susan G. Komen Maryland Ocean City Race for the Cure, which features a competitive and recreational 5K run/walk and 1-mile family fun course, Saturday, April 16 on the Boardwalk beginning at the inlet. Through Friday, Jan. 22, Komen Maryland is offering a $15 early bird discount on all adult… Read more »
Ask your own questions
Even though writing about budgets is part of reporting, there’s no way to present a story with sufficient detail to give the public anything more than a general idea of how a proposed financial package is going to work. Or not work, as the case may be. Even on the local level — never mind… Read more »
Former Dir. Clarke has own ideas about budget, again
Last year, when Marty Clarke was vice president of the Ocean Pines Board of Directors, he proposed several changes to a fiscal-year budget draft that would have saved residents $130 in assessments. It did not go well, and the ensuing debate led Clarke to declare he would not seek reelection this past year. This week,… Read more »
OCEAN PINES BRIEFS
The Ocean Pines Board of Directors discussed the following items during a budget review meeting at the country club on Tuesday. The board also met on Wednesday to discuss the budget, after press time. Also present during the meeting were General Manager Bob Thompson, Controller Art Carmine and Budget and Finance Committee Chairwoman Pat Supik…. Read more »
Golf budget irks Pines committee
Budget and Finance Chairwoman Pat Supik met with the Ocean Pines Board of Directors on Tuesday to discuss a lengthy list of recommendations, developed by the committee, for the fiscal year 2017 budget. The majority of the recommendations were minor, and Supik said the committee’s meetings on the budget, held last week at the country… Read more »
First look at Pines ‘17 budget shows revenue, fee increases
Although the Ocean Pines Association’s board will not formally release a draft of the fiscal year 2017 budget until Saturday, an early copy of the document was made available at the administration building last week. If that draft does not change, the basic annual assessment in Ocean Pines would grow $22, to $943. Water/estate assessments… Read more »