Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 8:29 am OCEAN CITY – Suzanne Hornick was bothered by flooding in her neighborhood so much that she approached city council years ago to complain. In 2015, those complaints led to Hornick forming the OC Flooding Committee, a citizen group advocating for flood mitigation from periodic tidal flooding. Hornick, a …
Dig at councilman on OC Flooding page leads to flap over city program Read More »
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the editorial in May 8 Sentinel, entitled “You get what you fight for- Citizens fought lot purchase, get more housing instead.” As the President of Fairness in Taxes, I led the referendum drive to stop the purchase of the Klause property because it was a bad deal …
Letter to the Editor on Klause Property Purchase Read More »
At the Council meeting last Thursday, FIT Board member Donna Moore continued her frontal assault on harmful pesticides. Board Member Marie Hayes spoke about the hiring of Darren Sproles and Matt Stairs on March 30th. Their appearance only brought in $5,500 but cost $31,000- not a real good return on investment! Donna and I both …
FIT was well-represented at the City Council Meeting on April 11th Read More »
Here is an article on FIT from the last City Council meeting in which FIT members discussed Affordable Housing. OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Council approved a $6.65-million bond ordinance that will fund the expansion and improvement to public housing in the barrier-island city. That includes the construction of a multi-story building on West …
OC OKs $6.65M Bond for Housing; FIT May Challenge Read More »
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 …
Car lot tax should have been based on highest use of land, experts say Read More »
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.
Watch public comments from the Ocean City Council meeting of Sept 14, 2018