On October 9th, Dave Hayes and Dave Breeden delivered petitions containing 400 signatures to the Ocean City. Because Ocean City is a Faulkner Act community, a petition for a referendum requires 10% of the voters in the previous year’s municipal election. In our case, 3,980 voters participated in the 2017 May election and we required …
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Petition Submitted to Stop City Land Deal By mvitale – October 9, 2018 2083 Fairness In Taxes President Dave Hayes, left, and Vice President Dave Breeden hand in the petition to Ocean City Clerk Melissa Rasner on Tuesday. (Courtesy Dave Hayes) By Maddy Vitale The government watchdog group Fairness In Taxes submitted a petition Tuesday …
From the Press of AC October 7, 2018 OCEAN CITY — If two independent appraisals are correct in valuing a former car lot next to the Community Center at $8.3 million to $9 million, the tax assessment on the property should have gone up substantially in 2014, according to real estate experts. That’s when the …
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As many already know, Ocean City Fairness in Taxes is circulating a petition for a Public Referendum on the purchase of the Klause property at 16th and Haven. We believe it should be purchased, but the city is paying $2.5 to $3 million too much for the property. We must have 400 signatures by October 10, 2018. …
Watch video from Ocean City Council Meeting of Sept 27, 2018.
By David Nahan of Ocean City Sentinel: Earlier this month, Ocean City Council voted unanimously to spend $9 million to buy a 1.856-acre lot in the center of town, but citizens group Fairness In Taxes (FIT) has started a petition drive to put that purchase on hold. Two FIT members who are part of the petition …
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We are pushing forward with the petition for a referendum to stop the city’s purchase of the Klause Property for $9 million. We agree that it should be purchased, but not at the price the sellers are demanding. To sign the petition you must be a registered voter in OC. (You can sign if you are …
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Despite the many questions and concerns raised by residents, on Thursday, September 13, 2018, City Council of Ocean City adopted ordinance 2018-10, which authorizes the city to spend 9 million dollars for the purchase of the old car dealership property located in the 1600 block of Simpson Avenue. Many informed and educated residents feel that …
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Watch public comments from the Ocean City Council meeting of Sept 14, 2018
From David Nahan Ocean City Sentinel. Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 When we write stories that demand a response from an on-the-record government source, we need that response for our readers. It helps us balance out a story and present as complete and accurate a picture as possible for those directly and indirectly affected. We …
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