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By Hunter Hine Staff Writer (Nov. 17, 2023) A fleet of professional monster trucks could be motoring around Ocean City’s downtown beach next October pending a vote from City Council. The Monsters of Metal Beach Brawl, a competitive monster truck event proposed to take place on the beach just above the pier from Oct. 18-20, received favorable recommendation from the entire Ocean City Tourism Commission at the body’s Monday meeting. Next, the City Council will consider whether to add the brawl to the city’s Fiscal Year See OC Page 6
A horse-drawn carriage pulls a 25-foot Christmas tree down the the streets of downtown Berlin toward the lawn of the Atlantic Hotel where crews erected it on Thursday. It will be officially lit during the town’s Ice Ice Berlin event on Nov. 24, and remain on display through the holiday season.
Parking scofflaws targeted New city department will emphasize enforcement and increasing revenue By Mallory Panuska Managing Editor (Nov. 17, 2023) Drivers who park in paid spaces across Ocean City will soon need to pay closer attention to signs and meters after establishment of a new department focused on enforcement. At a work session Tuesday, City Council members voted 6-1, with Councilman John Gehrig opposed,
to combine all paid parking activities into a single division under the umbrella of the transportation department, and hire a full-time manager and a host of part-time enforcement officers. Council members also unanimously voted to award a bid to parking and tolling provider Duncan Solutions to provide enforcement technology and citation management. The new division was created in response to a recommendation from a consultant who has been researching the city’s parking situation. City
Manager Terry McGean worked with staff members to develop the proposal for the department, which he said addresses a long-standing issue. “To have a revenue source, and frankly a system that’s fairly complex, and not to have a person be in charge of it, I think, is a mistake,” McGean said of the existing parking system, which brings in about $6 million annually in revenue. Public Works Director Hal Adkins echoed McGean’s comments. “You’ve got a $6 million revenue source, call it a ship, out floating in See PARKING Page 7
Monster trucks ride on 66-inch tires that weigh between 800 and 900 pounds.
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Future transit electrification mandate concerns city staff By Mallory Panuska Managing Editor (Nov. 17, 2023) Resort officials may need to find a way to speed up electrification of the city’s transportation fleet as a potential state mandate targeting local transit systems’ use of internal combustion engines gains support. Transit Manager Rob Shearman said during a Transportation Committee meeting this week that members of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change have included a recommendation in their annual report
to require all local transit systems to buy only electric vehicles beginning in 2025. Established in 2015, the commission is tasked with advising the governor and General Assembly on ways to prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change. Shearman said members of the Transit Association of Maryland told him recently about the fleet electrification mandate recommendation, which spurred concerns. “We’re not opposed to electric See TIMELINE Page 8
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Police commission denies project’s bike racks Tie vote same as rejection, as four-member body splits on placement, future use By Hunter Hine Staff Writer (Nov. 17, 2023) The Ocean City Police Commission denied a request to allow public bike racks on Upshur Lane that would have helped serve the future residents of new housing units inside the defunct Phillip’s Crab House on 21st Street. At the commission meeting on Monday, City Manager Terry McGean presented the request from Mike Ramadan, a local developer and business owner who is developing 14 multi-family dwellings inside the former restaurant. They are intended to function as what McGean called unofficial employee housing for J-1 student visa workers. Police commissioners Matt James and Frank Knight voted in favor of the request while commissioners Peter Buas and Mayor Rick Meehan voted against it, with that 2-2 tie serving as a rejection of the request. The Ocean City Planning Commission approved Ramadan’s site plan for renovating the building in September, and at that meeting commission members said Ramadan should include bicycle racks, since J-1 workers and other seasonal employees tend to rely on bikes rather than cars. Also at that planning meeting, Ramadan said that he submitted a request for the city to abandon Upshur Lane so he could put the bike racks there. At Monday’s police commission, McGean said that the city can’t grant Ramadan a right-of-way on that street. As a result, Ramadan asked the commission to allow him to remove four parking spaces and a loading zone from the north side of Upshur Lane, which is on the south side of the old Phillip’s building, in order to add the bike racks there, McGean said. McGean said Ramadan would provide and maintain the bike racks. The police commission is also the
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The Ocean City police commission denied a request from local developer Mike Ramadan to add bike racks to the shoulder of Upshur Lane, pictured, to serve future residents of the housing Ramadan is building in the former Phillip’s Crab House restaurant.
traffic and parking commission and has authority to change things such as street-side parking, McGean said after the meeting. Public Works Director Hal Adkins said at the commission meeting that the Public Works Department had no issue with the proposal other than the racks’ placement, which would block his department’s access to the building’s trash compactor. Adkins said he would prefer that the bike racks be portable so they could be moved out of the street in the winter to accommodate snowplows. Ramadan said moving the racks in the off-season could be done. Adkins also said that Upshur Lane has little traffic, a point that Ramadan made to the planning commission and reiterated to police commissioners. McGean said that the bike racks would likely have plenty of room since
a street-side parking area is typically nine feet. Ramadan said he’s trying to keep the bike racks near the building rather than in the building’s designated parking lots, which are across Philadelphia Avenue. Residents could be inclined to jaywalk to that parking lot rather than walking south to the nearest crosswalk, a situation that Ramadan said might cause an accident. “I would certainly suggest that that same concern should apply for the parking that’s been approved across Coastal Highway,” Meehan countered. “It doesn’t speak well for the fact that the parking for the project is across Coastal Highway, which he (Ramadan) has already said is a dangerous situation.” Ramadan said there isn’t another spot on the Phillip’s restaurant property to add the bike racks other than
Upshur Lane, and that he can’t put the racks in the parking lot to the north of 21st Street that’s part of the Phillip’s Shopping Center. Ramadan is leasing the shopping center property and the owners wouldn’t allow him to put bike racks there intended for his employee housing across the street, he said. “The lot across [21st] street where the shopping center is … that was originally going to be his required parking for this project. That was unable to occur because he was not able to get adequate ownership for those spaces (so) that the planning commissioner would approve it as being required parking,” McGean said. “That doesn’t necessarily preclude him putting bike racks there if the parking is not needed for something else.” James observed that Ramadan isn’t required to have bike parking. See MEEHAN Page 6
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DIRECT BAYFRONT OCEAN CITY! Luxury 5BR/6BA/2HBA Bayfront home with pool hits the market! This luxury home has 145 feet of water frontage with direct bay views and offers southern exposure. As you walk in the front door of this lovely home you will immediately fall in love with the attention to details and upgrades throughout. An elegant 733 BRADLEY ROAD • OCEAN CITY foyer with marble flooring $3,200,000 greets you as you enter with your eyes drawn to the beautiful Bayfront views and the swimming pool in the courtyard. On the first level you will find a kitchen designed for access in and out to the pool area with plenty of seating and room for entertaining family and friends. Also on the first floor, you will find a Bay front office or playroom for the kids. This home is complete with a home elevator so either take the spiraling stairs to the second level or take the elevator up to the second level. You will be mesmerized by the amazing Bayfront views and endless sunsets this home offers. There are 6 decks off the home for privacy. On the second level you will find a professional chef’s kitchen complete with large center island, high end appliances and plenty of cabinet space adjoining a beautiful, spacious dining room overlooking the bay. The family room is also complete with a gas fireplace for chilly winter nights, making this the perfect home for year-round living or a vacation home. Also, on this floor, you will find a second office, home theater room, or game room. On the third level you will enjoy waking up to the endless water views from your primary bedroom. The primary bath has custom finishes throughout with extensive tile work. The primary bedroom also has a fireplace for romantic evenings and relaxing. Also on this floor are three additional bedrooms, which are spacious and separated nicely from the primary bedroom. This home is over 6000 ft.² and is one of the few Bayfront homes available on the market. So, if you’re looking for a home at the beach, also offering all the thrill of the day with attention to detail look no further. Come take a look at 733 Bradley Rd. today before it’s sold! MDWO2014714
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Professional photos to follow: Come take a look at this spacious 1BR/1BA Ocean Block beauty! This one-bedroom unit is over 700 sq. ft. and is on the ocean block side of coastal highway. This is an elevated building so there's a very nice view from the large deck off the family room. This is your 7704 COASTAL HWY #102 chance to own a slice of Ocean City and make memories that OCEAN CITY • $310,000 will last a lifetime. As you walk in the front door, you’ll be welcomed by the beautiful dining area and kitchen. The family room flows off the kitchen and provides plenty of room for entertaining. There is a large balcony off the family room with access by a glass slider. The bedroom is very large and can accommodate two queen beds. There is one full bath as well. This condo located midtown Ocean City, close to plenty of restaurants, shops, and attractions. Come take a look today and own your slice of Ocean City. This building is professionally managed and has low condo fees. The condo is being sold fully furnished and is ready for your immediate enjoyment. MDWO2015968
Stunning 4BR/3BA coastal home with garage in North Ocean City has just been listed! This home is located six blocks from the beach and across the street from Fiesta Park, which has walking trails and a pavilion. After walking through a gracious covered front porch, you are welcomed into this fabulous home. The first level of this beautiful home has two spacious bedrooms, one full bath and a den/study area perfect for working remotely from home. Beautiful hardwood floors lead to the second level where you will find a gourmet kitchen with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. There is a bright and airy dining room directly off the kitchen where you will enjoy making family meals and memories that last a lifetime. Adjoining the kitchen and dining room is a spacious family room with impressive cathedral ceilings. The second level also has the primary bedroom and the primary bath with shower and soaking tub. The second level also has a 12x16 composite deck with vinyl railings. On the third level you’ll find the fourth bedroom and another full bath. The fenced back and side yards have lots of grass for the dogs and kids to play. There is also a patio and grilling area. The home is being sold furnished and ready for your immediate enjoyment. The home also has a garage and multiple additional parking spaces and street parking. Come take a look at this very rare find before it’s sold! MDW02016242
Stunning 2BR/2BA condo one back from the beach hits the market! This condo is located on 66th street in an ocean block building. The sellers have made many recent upgrades, installing luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout, new microwave, new refrigerator, new stove, new dishwasher, new exterior HVAC unit, toilets and kitchen faucet within the last three years. The decks also were tiled in 2019 and the glass sliders leading to the deck were also replaced within the last five years. This would make a great second home or investment property and is being sold fully furnished and ready for your immediate enjoyment. This is one of the best values at the beach - fully furnished and only one back from the ocean. As you walk through the front door, you will see an inviting living room for entertaining family and friends. There is a dining area off the kitchen with glass sliders leading to a huge covered deck with recently tiled floor. You can hear the waves break from the deck. This is a first floor unit but it's an elevated building so the height off the street is equivalent to a second floor unit. This condo has two large bedrooms and two full baths so there's plenty of room for family and friends. The condo is in walking distance to many restaurants, stores, shops and a supermarket, so once you're here you don’t have to move your car, but the condo is conveniently located to the route 90 bridge, making coming and going a joy. Come take a look today before this amazing property is sold. This condo association is well managed by Mann Properties. MLS MDWO2016172
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32 FORT SUMTER S. THE PARKE @ OCEAN PINES $389,000 Absolutely Stunning home in The Parke at Ocean Pines hits the market! This home has 3BR/2BA with one level living.As you walk to the front door, you’ll be welcomed with a beautiful array of flowers leading to a nicely covered porch area. When you enter this well-kept home, you will see a bright airy table space kitchen with plenty of cabinets, perfect for having friends and family over for dinner. As you walk down the hall there are two bedrooms and a full bath. Continuing down the hallway you enter the living area which opens to the back yard. Off the living area is the beautiful primary bedroom suite with another full bath. Then there is a fullsize laundry room with washer and dryer and a very convenient oversize garage. This home is located in the awardwinning community of The Parke, a 55 and older community in Ocean Pines. The Parke has a fitness center, library, sauna, nature trails, clubhouse, indoor pool and billiard room. So there are plenty of activities to enjoy. This home has been meticulously maintained. The HVAC was replaced in 2023, new carpet was also recently installed as was a new dishwasher in 2022. This home is shown by appointment only, so please schedule your appointment today for a tour and make this beautiful home a reality. MDWO2016462
34862 WEST LINE RD SELBYVILLE, DE • $2,500,000 Commercial Site in Prime Location hits the Market! 2.36 acres on the corner of RT 54 and W. Line Rd in Selbyville DE. This location is directly across from Yellowfins Restaurant and shopping center on heavily traveled Rt 54. The location is approximately 3-4 miles to the beaches of Ocean City & Fenwick Island. It has water and 8' sewer main that will supply a hotel, shopping center, office complex, medical center, professional center, etc. Lot is cleared. Buy it Now Before It's SOLD!!! Owner Financing is available. MLS DESU184528 LAND
1303 MCHENRY COURT BERLIN • $120,000 Why not build? There's nothing like building the house of your dreams! Large cul-de-sac (11,566 Sqft.) home site in the very desirable Colonial Village location in Ocean Pines. Close to the Yacht Club, Yacht club pool and marina and Mumford's Landing Pool, and located only a few miles from Ocean City’s famous beaches. Ocean Pines is an amenity rich community w/restaurants, shops, tennis, recreational facilities, golf, ball fields, pickleball courts, basketball court, playground, 12 parks, 6 trails, indoor and outdoor pools, 2 marinas, beachfront beach club at 49th Street in Ocean City, and the farmer's market. There is also police protection, fire protection and excellent management. MLS MDWO2008616
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32474 LIGHTHOUSE RD SELBYVILLE, DE • $4,500,000 Prime commercial location in Selbyville of 10.09 acres. This is a rare commercial development opportunity on the busy intersection of Lighthouse Sound Rd. (Route 54) and Hudson Rd. There are already many existing new homes surrounding this property and more than 3,200 additional homes are coming soon. This is the perfect location for a shopping center, multiple smaller retail businesses, and/or medical or other professional offices to serve these homes and the entire Selbyville, Bayside, Fenwick, Ocean City area. The Seller will finance up to 70% of the purchase price at 1 percent below the current prime lending rate for up to 5 years. The property is located 8 miles from the beach! DESU2044978
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10615 POINT LOOKOUT ROAD OCEAN CITY • $5,599,900 JUST REDUCED! $4,899,900 Custom 6BR/6BA/3HBA/ new construction west facing bayfront estate designed and built by David Bradley of Bradley Construction w/ views of both Assawoman Bay and skyline from the property’s L-shaped pool and swim-up bar. Features exceptional craftsmanship w/astute attention to detail, custom finishes/woodwork, and architectural details. A welcoming orange crush bar made w/Port Rush quartz and 1st-floor Den/bedroom ensuite complete w/Murphy bed. Expansive family room has a wall of windows and glass sliders overlooking the bay. Gourmet chef's kitchen just off family room includes plenty of bar seating w/endless bay views. Kitchen boasts GE monogram ss appliances including 6-burner gas range, expansive center island, custom farm sink, w/vegetable sink, hone marble and quartz countertops. White custom Fabuwood cabinets w/undercounter lighting, appliance garages and custom pull outs for easy storage. Floating shelves in kitchen made w/reclaimed wood, and a designer tile backsplash. An expansive butler’s pantry, mud room w/custom shelving, laundry room, half bath on the main floor. White oak stairs, and custom-made glass elevator. 2nd floor spacious ensuite Bayfront bedrooms, each w/its own private balcony. A 4th ensuite bedroom which has been designed as a bunk room w/custom bunk and trundle bed complete w/a port hole. A coffee bar, refrigerator, and full-size laundry on 2nd floor. 3rd floor primary bedroom ensuite w/bay views, cathedral ceilings, turret cupola, coffee bar, fireplace, exquisite tile work, two enormous closets w/wood detailing and shiplap, and expansive covered porch. Primary bath has insulated tub w/jets and faces the bay w/a 6’x6’ circular Anderson window. Bonus room w/soaring ceilings and cupola; separate refrigerator, bar seating, a private deck, half bath, and laundry. A saltwater pool and spa, cabana area complete w/2 outdoor TVs, 2 refrigerators, custom cabinetry/countertops, fire pit area, permits for three lifts and a transient boat, a 50ft pier, dock and ramp. Parking for 6 cars. MLS MDWO2012190
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OC to consider monster truck show in Oct. Continued from Page 1 2025 budget. “The teams and the drivers, they will help significantly to put out (promotions) through their social media and all their fan base, and their fan base is (in) areas that we’re going to be bringing in anywhere from Florida to Michigan, for people who will travel to see these guys drive,” said Frank Miller, special events director for the city. Miller said that the event is expected to draw around 5,000 attendees and that some pre-planning for the event this past August has shown “plenty of interest” in the monster truck community. The event would be a financial partnership with Jaclyn Disharoon Cooper and her father, Rick Disharoon, who owns a monster truck building facility called The Metal Shop in Delmar, Delaware. Disharoon also drives the monster truck “Smokin’,” and has a television show called “Monsters of Metal,” on the streaming service Max, which features Disharoon and his team building a monster truck for the HBO series “The Righteous Gemstones.” Plans so far include an initial exhibition show and pit party with the trucks at the convention center, Miller said. “One of the great things about monster trucks and drivers and their teams is they are very, very fan friendly,” Miller said. From there the trucks could parade south down Coastal Highway on their way to downtown beach. Miller described the main event as a headto-head competition. Miller also suggested that local hotels could host trucks and their teams. Miller said Disharoon started in August contacting drivers about par-
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The Ocean City Tourism Commission gets the details of a proposed monster truck show that would, if approved by the City Council, take place on the downtown beach the weekend before Sunfest.
ticipating and started planning a monster truck track for the beach. “The people that we’re going to be pulling from, most of them actually, are on Monster Jam, which is the televised professional monster truck racing series,” Disharoon Cooper said at the meeting. She also mentioned that they have already confirmed that the team managing the monster truck called the “Kraken,” which has won several awards at Monster Jam, is available and interested. Miller and Disharoon Cooper said the event would feature several levels of trucks along with the higher level trucks. “The type of qualification of drivers that we’re having is just professional level,” Disharoon Cooper said. The Beach Brawl would build upon
Ocean City’s already stacked event roster for October. The October 2024 schedule, if council approves the monster truck rally, would be Oceans Calling for the last weekend of September and the first weekend of October, then the next weekend would be Endless Summer Cruisin’, which is followed by the Beach Brawl and finished off with Sunfest. Setup for Sunfest is lengthy and would be happening in the inlet parking lot while the monster truck event is going on, Miller said. However, the area where Sunfest holds its midway stage, beach stage and picnic tables is extensive, and can serve as a holding area for the monster trucks during the Beach Brawl, he said. Miller said that organizers have also discussed adding a music component to the monster truck event.
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“We’ve got an opportunity to grow a really strong showing of professional people as well as their fans,” Miller said.
Meehan, Buas oppose request Continued from Page 4 Adkins said that he would be willing to have public works paint a box around an area to designate the racks’ zone and change the paint on the curb that marked the loading area. James moved that they approve the request with the conditions that they paint the area, mark it with flex posts and that Ramadan move the racks in the off-season. Buas responded that he would vote against the proposal, but added if it did pass, he wanted the city manager to have full discretion over the racks’ orientation and the power to remove the racks at any time. Meehan said that the approval should be contingent on Ramadan acquiring an occupancy permit, and that if the building use were to change, then Ramadan would have to reapply. Meehan also added conditions that the bike racks can’t block traffic, that if the property ownership changed the new owners would have to come back for approval, and that the area would have to be strictly bike parking and couldn’t be converted to vehicle parking. McGean said had the bike racks been approved, they would have been open to the public and not for the residents only. “Normally, we allow public vehicle parking (but) in this case we’re allowing public bicycle parking,” McGean said.
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A sign welcomes drivers to the West Ocean City Park and Ride off of Route 50.
Parking department created to boost revenue collection Continued from Page 1 the ocean and nobody is steering it,” Adkins said. “Not only do we feel that this will correct that, enhance that — I’m rather excited about the whole future of the thing — but it will also task a full-time parking manager with looking forward … I think there’s a great potential here for control, growth and management. Currently, management and enforcement of paid city parking is handled by five different departments. Tuesday’s vote merges all of the duties, which includes enforcement, accounting, signage, maintenance, and system management for all paid parking, into one division within the transportation department. Transit Manager Rob Shearman will oversee the division and a new manager will be hired to supervise seven to eight part-time employees, or however many it takes to have two people working every shift. The changes are set to incur a onetime cost of $151,784 for equipment and integration and a recurring $621,024 for the positions, vendor fees and vehicle maintenance. However, with savings from changing the current vendors and employees, and new revenue from increased enforcement, the cost is expected to be neutral the first year and provide an average net increase of $120,000 after. McGean also pointed out during the discussion, in response to questions from Councilman John Gehrig, that the figures are about 25 percent less than the estimated impact of the new division.
“It’s actually 75 percent of what we calculated, trying to be conservative,” he said. Gehrig was the only council member to seriously question the proposal. While he said he is in favor of organizing the department and putting management under Shearman, he thinks officials need to take a step back and look at other revenue sources, such as more paid parking. “I’m totally fine with Rob managing it, I’m just not totally fine with hiring nine people right now,” Gehrig said. One of the consultant’s suggestions was to add more paid parking to replace free spaces. At Tuesday’s meeting, another consultant, Ramp Up Advisors principal Duke Hanson, explained the research that was done to determine the amount of lost revenue and potential to gain it back with better enforcement. He called the current level of enforcement “woeful” based on the figures, which showed the paid occupancy rate at 46 percent, compared to 55 percent in comparable jurisdictions. It was also determined that the number of non-inlet lot metered parking tickets dropped significantly, from 2,573 in 2021 to 413 in 2023, when a longtime public safety aide who enforced parking retired two years ago. The new parking division employees are expected to address those types of issues, and could also perform market research to eventually make recommendations for ways to improve the system in the future.
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