SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
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Car enthusiasts check out the variety of vehicles at the Ocean Pines Classic Car and Jeep Show, sponsored by the OP Chamber of Commerce last Saturday near the Worcester County Veterans Memorial.
Town to demo Tyson plant itself Officials wonder how much can be done with $500K and where to begin work By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Sept. 7, 2023) The town of Berlin is proceeding with plans to demolish all or part of the Tyson poultry plant building on Old Ocean City Boulevard after a vote by the council on Monday, Aug. 28 ended negotiations with Palmer Gillis of Coastal Ventures Properties for the development of the site. Mayor Zack Tyndall said Town Administrator Mary Bohlen is coordi-
nating with engineers from Davis Bowen and Friedel to develop the request for proposals from demolition contractors. The biggest question is how much of the structure the town can safely demolish with the $500,000 grant. “We have to develop a plan to make sure the building is demolished in a way that in the end, the structure is still safe,” Tyndall said. He said that it’s more than likely that the town will demolish the back part of the building and keep the front part, which included offices and a cafeteria. “It will take a little bit to have a clear plan to move forward. By ‘little
bit,’ I don’t mean weeks. We are talking days,” Tyndall said. During the Aug. 28 council meeting, there was talk of reaching out to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to get an extension for the grant, which expires June 2024. “We are going to try to move as quickly as we can to operate within the [grant] timeframe,” he said. At this point, the council is moving forward without a development plan for the Heron Park property. During the Aug. 28 mayor and council work session, developer Jack Burbage presented his own plan for See PLANTS Page 3
Small Town Throw Down downtown Country tunes to take stage on Main Street By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Sept. 7, 2023) Berlin residents and visitors will be polishing their cowboy boots and kickin’ up their heels for the annual Small Town Throw Down Country Music Concert from 16 p.m. on Saturday, See YEEHAW Page 12
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