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It ain’t all that bad

Only by coincidence are they related, but the answer to the question of how Ocean Pines is doing and how Mediacom’s service is perceived did arise during the course of the same meeting.
And that answer would be, to quote Ocean Pines Association board President Dave Stevens,” It ain’t all that bad.” Stevens was referring to Mediacom when he told the audience that during General Manager Bob Thompson’s Town Meeting last week and what he meant was that despite the grumbling about the occasional problem with community’s sole cable service provider, it actually does a decent job.
The same thing could be said of the Ocean Pines Association itself, based on Thompson’s report to members that same night. For all the debate over who is and isn’t booking the Yacht Club and what might be done about it, the numbers themselves are more than acceptable.
Even though 2015 is still fair distance away, the club already has bookings worth $370,000, which isn’t that far off from what the club has taken in this year. Moreover, this is just the beginning, with a workgroup looking at how to improve the club’s appeal to potential customers.
Meanwhile, the golf course has done considerably better financially this year and that should continue to get better as well.
Sure, there are problems – there will always be problems – and there will always be debates and disagreements about how different situations should be handled.
This is often more of a matter of style than substance, since it does appear that the association’s various initiatives are moving in the right direction.
All in all, residents should feel good about what’s been happening in the community. There’s always room for improvement, but it really isn’t all that bad.