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JANUARY 6, 2023
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Volume 20, Issue 1
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Fenwick to hold Jan. 18 hearing on revised parking ordinance By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter Fenwick Island officials have set Wednesday, Jan. 18, for the next public hearing on proposed changes to the Town’s commercial parking regulations. The Jan. 18 hearing follows several months of contentious hearings and meetings, throughout which many of Fenwick Island’s business owners have expressed their unhappiness with proposed changes that would double the number of parking spots required if the property undergoes substantial changes. The Dec. 19 town council meeting was held after the council had rescheduled twice from the original Dec. 2 meeting time, following a water leak in the newly remodeled meeting room and then internet issues that shut down the ability to livestream the meeting. The Fenwick Island Town Council has advanced yet another version of a commercial parking ordinance that has brought opposition from town business owners in recent months. On the agenda for the Jan. 18 hearing, which begins at 11 a.m. in the town hall, are a See PARKING page 2
Local leaders discuss goals for 2023 By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter It was philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson who advised, “Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” It’s good advice as the well-intentioned — including area officials and those in the business community — make New Year’s resolutions and set goals for a new year bright with promise. Although Ocean View Mayor John Reddington isn’t in the habit of making resolutions, because, he said with a laugh, he has a tendency not to keep them, he outlined several goals for the Town. They include ensuring “we do all we can See GOALS page 3
Coastal Point • Shaun M. Lambert
Worst. Camouflage. Ever. Still, you can’t deny that this is one beautiful blue heron hanging around the World Headquarters of the Coastal Point (It matters not that we only have one office, mind you).