SNOW HILL – Questions are surrounding the Summerfield project in Snow Hill this week with developer Mark Odachowski apparently preparing to ask the town to let him postpone building the promised wastewater treatment plant, but to allow him to go ahead and build 300 homes.Speaking at a hearing on the water and sewer plan amendment… Read more »
Daily Archives: 11/21/2007
Process Underway To Find Cathell’s Successor On Bench
BERLIN – An effort is underway to find a replacement for retired Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Dale R. Cathell, a Berlin native and Stephen Decatur High School graduate who ascended to the state’s highest court in 1998.Cathell officially retired in July having reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, but continues to sit on… Read more »
Council Agrees To Add Another Airport Hangar
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Municipal Airport will be seeing the addition of another airport hanger after a six to one vote by the City Council in favor of the project.Public Works Director Hal Adkins, was given permission in March of this year to move forward with the bidding of the “box-style” aircraft hanger…. Read more »
Company Seeks $5M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Dismissal
BERLIN – The defendants in a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit filed in Worcester County in June 2006 involving the alleged spraying of a toxic pesticide over a residential area in Berlin filed a motion for summary judgment, essentially asking a U.S. District Court judge to throw out the case.The suit, filed in Worcester County… Read more »
Commissioners May Unveil Meeting Material Beforehand
SNOW HILL – County citizens may soon be allowed a glimpse of the County Commissioners’ meeting agenda items on the Worcester County website a few days ahead of the event.Ellie Diegelmann, a frequent commenter at county public hearings who has said in the past that the county does not release enough information about planned discussions,… Read more »
Coastal Bays Nears Endowment Fund
SNOW HILL – With another $15,000, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) can create a $1 million endowment fund.The program has three weeks left to raise the remaining $15,000 required by an anonymous donor for a two-to-one match that will yield another half million dollars in endowment funds.The unidentified donor started off giving MCBP $500,000… Read more »
City Postpones Call On Building Permit Extension
OCEAN CITY – The decision on a building permit extension for a downtown property was postponed this week, due to dissatisfaction from the Mayor and Council over the vacant lots.Bob Warfield, owner of the 1111 Edgewater Ave. property, came before the Mayor and Council two weeks ago in an effort to obtain an extension on… Read more »
Berlin To Explore Noise Level Law
BERLIN – Neighbors of noisy businesses in Berlin will get no help from Maryland law, but the town plans to look into adjusting its noise regulations to specify decibel levels. The state does have a noise statute, unlike the town, which limits decibel levels. Such regulations could be applied to loud operations like the ice… Read more »
Beautification Committee About To Expand By 3
OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Beautification Committee could be expanding from seven to 10 members next year.At a regular session of the Mayor and Council Monday night, the ordinance calling for the increase in committee members by three passed unanimously. Each year the Ocean City Beautification Committee works to recognize those members of the… Read more »
Assateague Coastal Trust Offers Unique Gift Idea
BERLIN – How about an Assateague Island horse under the tree?Well, not exactly a real horse, but something maybe even better: give the gift of a wild and free Assateague Island Foster Horse membership.The exciting news for 2007 on Assateague Island was the birth of JoJo, a sorrel filly, and JoJo’s addition to the Foster… Read more »