Fairness In Taxes is a non profit civic association for fiscal responsibility serving the taxpaying residents and property owners of Ocean City – come join us!!! Our organization, totaling about 1000 members, was originally formed in 1988 by Bill McCarthy, for the purpose of serving as an advisory and fact-finding group in areas of city budget, …
Dear Editor, On January 25th, there will be a second reading and a final vote on a revised ordinance that could diminish the value of your home and change the entire appearance of Ocean City. The proposed ordinance removes all height restrictions on solid hedges. We have talked with many homeowners who are very upset …
Recent Ocean City Home Sales: Local Real Estate Guide 5 recently sold homes in Ocean City, plus homes for sale, foreclosures, local mortgage rate comparison, housing data and nearby offerings.
Board Attendance: Leo Burke, Bill & Sheila Hartranft, Marie & Dave Hayes, Don Kerns, Michael Hinchman, Vic Staniec & Jim Tweed Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance at 7:00 P.M. with welcome by Jim Tweed. May minutes approved with no changes. Treasurer – Bill Hartranft • $6,090.00 in dues have been collected so far …
Artificial Turf versus Natural Grass: An artificial presentation At the last Council meeting the Administration trotted out Jim Mallon to make its case for spending $1.2 million on artificial turf at Carey Field. Let’s examine the issue in a fair and more complete way. Cost 1) Please Mr. Mallon be complete and be fair. You …
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I need help understanding the debate about the Ocean City Ethics Board. I understand the question: Is it a redundant waste of taxpayer dollars, or a community watchdog to hold elected legislators, administration officials, and city connected businesses accountable? No one disagrees with its purpose. But is it working? Mixed results may be a sign …
The Ocean City school district was approved for the School Choice program this year and accepted 10 out of district students for the 9th and 10th grades. The school board then voted to accept 30 new students for next year’s class. However, because of the large number of applications, at the December school board meeting, …
As you’ll recall the City spent $2.1 million for the boardwalk lot purchase in June over our strenuous objections that we were paying too much. Initially described as 40 to 50 parking spaces it turned out to be 40. The new boardwalk lot is adjacent to an existing Ocean City Parking lot. The fence was …
The Ocean City Board of Education hired 61 year old, Ocean City resident, William Boyle, as the interim principal for the intermediate school. He has experience in the Cape May County, and State Dept of Special Education and also served as the director of special services for Ocean City school. He will serve until Jan …
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To the Editor: I hate to talk shop about my own profession, but I love to listen to other people talk about theirs. It’s like being introduced to a new world. The Council workshop on the Fireman/EMT issue was fascinating because we heard various perspectives on a given set of facts. Our City Council did …
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