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Jersey bound: H2Oi outta here Promoter takes his car rally on road after skipping last year’s OC event
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (April 27, 2018) The H2O International car rally that has rolled through the resort area for the last 20 years or so instead will be rolling up the coast this year to Atlantic City, New Jersey, following a year off in 2017 as relations between the event and the resort went off the road. The announcement that the locally-promoted
event will shift locations came Wednesday afternoon, when Mayor Rick Meehan told members of the resort’s Motor Events Task Force that one of the reasons for its existence would be moving on. Meehan said following a social media post earlier this week from the H2Oi promoter Jay Shoup of Ocean Pines, news broke about an effort to relocate the event. “What I can tell you with certainty, the official H2Oi event in October will be held in Atlantic City,” he said. “They’ve already signed a contract with the Showboat Hotel.”
Meehan said he believed the rally’s growth in recent years had to be frustrating for Shoup, who repeatedly tried to distance his small gathering from the excesses of thousands of hangers-on who were not part of the event, but flooded the town when it took place. “I think they believe the other site will be more compatible … and better for their attendees,” he said. “I think that will go a long way to help relieve some of the problems and the residual impact.” Although H2Oi flew under the radar for most of See ENFORCEMENT Page 7
Critics flock to hearing on poultry factory farm Concentrated animal feeding operation worries neighbors
By Brian Gilliland Associate Editor (April 27, 2018) Besides an overwhelmingly negative attitude toward a proposed large scale poultry operation off Peerless Road in Showell that received preliminary approval from the Maryland Department of Environment in March, residents of Ocean Pines and Bishopville also had complaints about notification and the location of the meeting.
The Assateague Coastal Trust exercised its right to request a hearing with the MDE concerning the farm, which is proposed to grow 130,000 chickens per flock in three houses. That qualifies it as a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO, which are viewed as factory farms by the different levels of government. About 50 people gathered at the Snow Hill Library Tuesday evening to voice their opinions, which were universally against the project. Residents were conSee RESIDENTS Page 6
It’s basically a wrap, as OC cancels budget talks Although council will reopen discussions, passage is a given
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BERLIN FIRE Firefighters on Monday break open part of the glass storefront of Attics of My Life in downtown Berlin to help vent smoke from a fire that started inside the building. The Main Street home decor shop, opened in March, suffered severe damage during the blaze. See story on page 27.
By Greg Ellison Staff Writer (April 27, 2018) Evidence that preparation is everything was apparent in the Ocean City budget discus-
sions that didn’t take place this week, as two sessions scheduled to take place Monday and Tuesday were cancelled because there was no need. “When we finished (last) Thursday’s meeting, everyone was pleased with the budget the way it was,” said See FIVE Page 4
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