OC Today-Dispaatch SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
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OC gets real mayor’s race in November One-term Councilman Peter Buas believes his time is now as he seeks to unseat Rick Meehan, who’s pursuing his 10th term. — Page 6
Windmill lease three miles out The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved one project and now a hearing is set for one much closer. — Pages 13, 14
Transit gets ready for Calling festivals PHOTO COURTESY LAUREN MCGINNIS
A MORNING SHOW Early birds across the Lower Shore were treated to a visual delight — and a surprise to many — Tuesday morning when the latest Space X launch took place from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Learning from last year’s event, city says it’s good to go. — Page 18
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Bond sale will finance golf course, convention center By Bethany Hooper Associate Editor (Sept. 13, 2024) City officials this week agreed to proceed with a bond sale for projects at Eagle’s Landing Golf Course and the convention center. During its work session Tuesday, the Ocean City Council voted to move forward with improvement projects at two facilities and to schedule the first reading of an ordinance to authorize the sale of general obligation bonds. Finance Director Chuck Bireley said the future bond sale, scheduled for December, will give the town the roughly $5 million it needs for improvements at both Eagle’s Landing and the Roland E. Powell Convention Center. As proposed, $1.2 million will be dedicated to renovations at the Eagle’s Landing clubhouse, while $3.1 million will be dedicated to various improvements at the convention center. City Manager Terry McGean also told council members this week that Tourism and Business Development Director Tom Perlozzo was seeking their approval to add a flooring project to the bond issuance. “There have been some discussions regarding flooring at the convention center, and we’ve been waiting on a number for that,” he said. Perlozzo told officials this week he was seeking roughly $800,000 to install a new flooring surface at the convention center. While the exhibit hall flooring is currently a concrete base, he said a rubberized surface will allow for additional indoor athletic events at the facility. “It’ll fill in all the expansion
joints,” he explained. “We’ll have a smooth, clean surface to be able to use it for tons of different multi-surface activities including special events such as concerts or any kind of speaking events that we have.” Perlozzo said promoters who use the convention center for athletic events currently rent flooring, which results in an added expense for users. He said a permanent, multi-use flooring could increase usage at the facility. “The advantage of this is it’s a rubberized surface we can use all the time …,” he said. “This will make us way more attractive. We will be cheaper.” Bireley said the $800,000 project would result in an annual debt service of $56,000, or less than $5,000 a month. Councilman John Gehrig, however, said the city would see a return on that investment. “This opens us up for year-round sports,” he said. “It’s a bargain, it’s a steal.” As the Town of Ocean City partners with the Maryland Stadium Authority on the convention center, McGean told officials this week the city would need to gain approval from the state to increase the budget for the proposed flooring project. However, he said the debt service would be covered by food tax revenues. “It’s not unheard of that we do that,” he said. “But that would be a requirement.” After further discussion, the council voted unanimously to proceed with the proposed projects and to move forward with an ordinance authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds with the changes and additions presented on Tuesday.
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