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Manklin Meadows meeting rocky, but yields some results

(March 31, 2016) It’s no secret that the road to redevelop the Manklin Meadows complex in Ocean Pines has been long and arduous. The discussion has lasted more than two years – including three meetings this month alone – without a single shovel going into the ground. The debate reached something of a turning point… Read more »

‘T-Wrecks’ take home top honors, move to districts

(March 31, 2016) Local robotics team Titanium Wrecks recently qualified to compete in the district championships in College Park, April 6-9 at the Xfinity Center.  The mechanized warriors earned that right after doing will in two district competitions. Team mentor Paul Suplee said the members of the team, all students from high schools in Worcester… Read more »

OPA Director Stevens statement on Manklin

(March 31, 2016) Ocean Pines Association Director Dave Stevens emailed the following statement, titled “What the Board approved today,” referring to the Tuesday special meeting. “The Board approved, at a cost not to exceed $150,000, the site preparation and storm water management mitigation actions that will enable the construction of eight pickle ball courts in… Read more »

Pines directors reach accord on F-01 investment guidelines

(March 31, 2016) Once an item of some contention, the OPA Board was easily able to pass changes to resolution F-01 last Thursday, thanks to a compromise hammered out on the previous day during a committee meeting. On March 23, the budget and finance committee met to discuss several items. F-01 was not one of… Read more »

SonRise Church rezoning, text amdt., to get public hearing

(March 31, 2016) A text amendment allowing churches in B-2 shopping districts in Berlin received favorable reviews – and a first reading – at the mayor and council meeting at Town Hall on Monday. Earlier this month, the planning commission voted unanimously to recommend the change, which was a condition of SonRise Church purchasing the… Read more »

Committee mtg. offers insight into county relations

(March 31, 2016) A fly on the wall during the March 23 meeting of the Ocean Pines Budget and Finance Committee might have enjoyed the in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpse at how the association and county interact – during annual budget hearings, and in general.   Committee members John Trumpower and Dennis Hudson began the session with… Read more »

Pines Family Tennis Play Day will move to Sunday, April 3

(March 31, 2016) The Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department and Delmarva Beach Tennis have rescheduled their family tennis play day for Sunday, April 3 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Manklin Meadows Racquet Sports Complex, located at 11443 Manklin Creek Road in Ocean Pines. The event was originally scheduled for March 20 but… Read more »

TADD takes tourism, art across state lines

(March 31, 2016) Three Worcester County municipalities – Berlin, Ocean City and Snow Hill – continue to push boundaries as part of the multi-state Main Street alliance, Tourism, Arts and Downtown Development (TADD). The group includes more than a dozen other different communities in Maryland and Delaware, including several in Wicomico and Sussex counties. TADD’s… Read more »

OPA Briefs

(March 31, 2016) The Ocean Pines Association Board of Directors discussed the following items during a public meeting in the community center on March 24: Changes to agenda During the opening portion of the meeting, Director Tom Terry withdrew a motion to accept resolution C-03 for a second reading and vote on its approval. The… Read more »

Despite meetings with Pines, SHA, no movement on traffic

(March 31, 2016) The March 24 agenda of an Ocean Pines Board of Directors meeting hinted that the community could be moving closer to an agreement with developer Palmer Gillis on traffic improvements related to the new Delmarva Health Pavilion. That facility, anchored by Peninsula Regional Medical Center and offering both primary care and specialty… Read more »