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Pines budget unveiling postponed

(Feb. 9, 2017) A budget presentation meeting in Ocean Pines on Friday was postponed, as the directors continue to work out the fine details of the fiscal 2018 document.
Interim General Manager Brett Hill had scheduled a budget presentation for the public on that date, but that was postponed following a three-hour budget discussion on Monday.
Instead, on Friday, the directors will host an additional budget session starting at 10 a.m. in the boardroom of the administration building on 239 Ocean Parkway. Amenity policies and golf are expected to be on the agenda.
Despite the ongoing talks, not much is expected to change from $13.5 million budget draft introduced by Hill last month. Barring any unforeseen last-minute changes, the basic annual assessment would remain the same this year, $921.
“In terms of voting, I have no information … that says that I wouldn’t vote for the current budget,” Vice President Dave Stevens said on Monday. “I think what we’re saying is we’re going to keep the assessments constant.”
Still, some items needed to be discussed, Stevens said. He favored reducing contributions to reserves, but added that the board “might not know enough” on several fronts in order to do so. During previous budget work sessions the directors agreed to maintain levels of the reserves set in the Hill draft.