(Nov. 13, 2014) Ocean Pines Association General Manager Bob Thompson will hold his first town hall meeting in more than a year.
Thompson plans an update on association business today at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center. The meeting is open to the public.
“I used to do quite a few of them the first couple years. The yacht club last year kind of tied up any extra time I had,” he said. “Now that the yacht club project is behind us, I’m trying to get back to interacting through town hall meetings with the membership.”
Thompson said the meetings provide the public with an opportunity to ask questions and get an overview of current financial standings.
“We’re going to talk about some of the things we’re focusing on,” he said. “I’ll do a little bit of a presentation and then I really open the floor for questions. At that point it’s really a true Q and A – it’s an interactive, say whatever’s on your mind, voice a concern or a question type of forum.
“Through that process, I have the opportunity to hear directly from our membership, their concerns, what’s on their minds, what they’re happy with, other things they’d like to see change. Hopefully they can receive information about some things that are going on and things to look forward to that they may not have heard from either the paper or other sources – they can hear it directly from me.”
Although he had yet to outline specific topics at press time, Thompson’s address would likely focus on the financial performance of the amenities, including the yacht club, golf course and aquatics.
“I’ll talk about what the future of those amenities look like and any strategies we’re looking at to make either improvements or changes, and then I’ll talk about things coming up in the next quarter or two,” he said.
Thompson said he is not afraid of fielding tough questions.
“I like to think people are interested in what’s going on,” he said. “I would welcome the opportunity to have as many people as want to show up to ask questions. I like interaction. That’s the biggest part for me is hearing directly from our membership what their concerns might be, what their desires might be.
“This is a good time for me because we’re looking at budgets, but it also gives me the opportunity to catch anything we’re missing or not thinking about. I can look at it from that perspective and say, ‘hey, what else do I want to add or what else do I want to consider in the budget as we’re working through that?”
The main purpose of the town hall, Thompson said, was to share data.
“It’s all about exchanging good information,” he said. “I hope to see a roomful of people that like talking about whatever they want to talk about that’s Ocean Pines related.”
Ocean Pines will stream the town hall on www.OceanPines.org and broadcast on Mediacom channel 78. For information call 410-641-7717.
Thompson plans an update on association business today at 6 p.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center. The meeting is open to the public.
“I used to do quite a few of them the first couple years. The yacht club last year kind of tied up any extra time I had,” he said. “Now that the yacht club project is behind us, I’m trying to get back to interacting through town hall meetings with the membership.”
Thompson said the meetings provide the public with an opportunity to ask questions and get an overview of current financial standings.
“We’re going to talk about some of the things we’re focusing on,” he said. “I’ll do a little bit of a presentation and then I really open the floor for questions. At that point it’s really a true Q and A – it’s an interactive, say whatever’s on your mind, voice a concern or a question type of forum.
“Through that process, I have the opportunity to hear directly from our membership, their concerns, what’s on their minds, what they’re happy with, other things they’d like to see change. Hopefully they can receive information about some things that are going on and things to look forward to that they may not have heard from either the paper or other sources – they can hear it directly from me.”
Although he had yet to outline specific topics at press time, Thompson’s address would likely focus on the financial performance of the amenities, including the yacht club, golf course and aquatics.
“I’ll talk about what the future of those amenities look like and any strategies we’re looking at to make either improvements or changes, and then I’ll talk about things coming up in the next quarter or two,” he said.
Thompson said he is not afraid of fielding tough questions.
“I like to think people are interested in what’s going on,” he said. “I would welcome the opportunity to have as many people as want to show up to ask questions. I like interaction. That’s the biggest part for me is hearing directly from our membership what their concerns might be, what their desires might be.
“This is a good time for me because we’re looking at budgets, but it also gives me the opportunity to catch anything we’re missing or not thinking about. I can look at it from that perspective and say, ‘hey, what else do I want to add or what else do I want to consider in the budget as we’re working through that?”
The main purpose of the town hall, Thompson said, was to share data.
“It’s all about exchanging good information,” he said. “I hope to see a roomful of people that like talking about whatever they want to talk about that’s Ocean Pines related.”
Ocean Pines will stream the town hall on www.OceanPines.org and broadcast on Mediacom channel 78. For information call 410-641-7717.