Editor:

So much has changed since moving into Ocean Pines Section 10 (Sherwood Forest) in 2001.

I have seen the construction of The Parke, The Point, The Woodlands, businesses in the Manklin Creek shopping area, new homes along Ocean Parkway, summer renal homes now occupied year round, and now the opening of the latest development of the Triple Crown Estates.

One thing all of these residents have in common is when we leave our homes in Ocean Pines we all need to exit by way of the four way stop at the intersection of Manklin Creek and Ocean Parkway. I am very concerned about the chaos that would ensue if there was an emergency evacuation and we all tried to exit at the same time.

Over the years I have read that there have been discussions of an exit road that would lead residents out of Ocean Pines to Route 589 via Gum Pt. Road. I think now is the time to really put that plan into effect and with the construction of homes in Triple Crown Estates this would make perfect sense. Not an exit for convenience but one for the safety of all the people who would be affected if an emergency would arise.

I urge the Ocean Pines board to place this need at the top of their priority list and work with the county to get this road completed as soon as possible.

Madlyn Scott
Ocean Pines