OP approves drainage pipe, bulkhead repairs

By Greg Ellison Board of directors agrees to spend more than $1.2 million for pair of projects (Feb. 25, 2021) Aiming to improve drainage and to continue annual bulkhead maintenance, the Ocean Pines B...

OP short-term rental work group finalizing proposals

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 25, 2021) Board member Frank Daly updated the Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors Saturday on efforts to establish guidelines for short-term rentals. The issue erupted las...

OP budget hikes assessments $10

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 25, 2021) With several last-second cost reductions cutting assessment fee increases from $35 to $10, the Ocean Pines Board voted 6-1, with Director Tom Janasek opposed, to approv...

Berlin Mayor and Council Briefs

By Ally Lanasa, Staff Writer (Feb. 25, 2021) The following took place during the Berlin mayor and Town Council meeting on Monday: Covid-19 update If the covid-19 positivity rate remains below 5 percen...

Viola updates budget favorability

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 25, 2021) With one quarter remaining in the current budget year, the Ocean Pines Association continues to chart operating favorability while also completing offseason facility up...

OP Treasurer Parks reviews financial status to end January

By Greg Ellison (Feb. 25, 2021) Ocean Pines Treasurer Doug Parks reviewed the associations’ financial standing and updated assessment fee collections during the Board of Directors meeting on Saturda...

OP to hold referendum on spending

By Greg Ellison Trendic suit settlement will allow community to decide  limits of board authority (Feb. 25, 2021) After reaching a recent settlement with former Director Slobodan Trendic on a previou...

Gazette Editorial

Time to clear the air Transparency is an overused word to describe an underused concept. That’s how it has seemed ever since governing officials and their constituents began to demand more of it in ...

Ocean Pines Official Resigns Amid ‘Unfortunate Situation For All Involved’

OCEAN PINES – The handling of a complaint against the Ocean Pines Association’s board president was called into question late last week following the resignation of a prominent department...

Special Events Plan Leads To Talk Of Possible Drone Shows, Weekend Destination Brand

OCEAN CITY – Among the takeaways from Tuesday’s lengthy discussion about planned special events this summer was a possible shift in the strategy to embrace the town’s weekend destin...