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Pines crab pier taken down; Board considers alternatives

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Contractors last week take down the floating portion of the crab pier in the Whitetail Sanctuary neighborhood of Ocean Pines.

By Josh Davis, Associate Editor

(Nov. 15, 2018) Contractors removed the floating portion of the crab pier in the Whitehorse Sanctuary neighborhood of Ocean Pines last Thursday.

The Ocean Pines Board on Oct. 20 approved a $17,500 contract with Fisher Marine Construction Inc. to remove the pier.

An inspection by Snow Hill firm J Stacey Hart and Associates earlier this year “showed the structure is in dire need of replacement.”

General Manager John Bailey said at a public meeting in April that parts of the structure were either broken or missing. He recommended replacing the structure, although residents later asked that the area be converted into a nature preserve similar to Assateague State Park.

The board of directors has yet to make a decision in that regard, other than removing the floating portion. The existing dock was apparently left in place.

Director Ted Moroney on Tuesday said Bailey sent out bid requests to either replace the pier, create an observation platform, or to provide the board with alternatives.