OCTOBER 5, 2023
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BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
CINDY HOFFMAN/BAYSIDE GAZETTE
GOURDS ON BOARD A pumpkin stand on Assateague Road offers options for seasonal color and jack-o-lanterns. It’s that time of year when pop-up pumpkin stands appear on country roads throughout the county.
August financials continue positive trend Once again, golf revenue keeps OPA ahead of monthly projections overall By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer (Oct. 5, 2023) Ocean Pines Association General Manager John Viola and his staff are gearing up for next year’s budget process, he announced at the Saturday’s meeting of the association’s board of directors. Viola said he wants to be able to show the board where the association’s replacement reserve balances will be over the next five years, considering the many major initiatives coming up: the fire sta-
tion, irrigation and racquet sports. “We have said we wanted to be at 22-28 percent in our reserves and we have certainly matched that if not gone higher,” Viola said. He recommends now that OPA should be at 2832 percent in reserves. “The team has been forward-thinking and this has been planned over the last several years.” Linda Martin, the senior executive office manager for the association reported on the financials for the month of August. The unaudited numbers show that actual numbers beat the budget by $137,000 for that month. The current year to dates has actuals favorable
to budget by $439,000 for the year. The revenue year-to-date is $12 million and expenses were $5.7 million. The Golf Club continued to carry the day with $110,000 above projections. “Golf is the economic engine that is carrying favorability for us,” Viola said. The only two areas that went negative for August were the yacht club and the marina. “The weather did hit us this year. We probably lost $40,000 in projected revenue for golf due to the weather over the last two weeks. We had small craft advisories more than we have had the last several years, so the marina was hit. Same thing with the See CASH Page 3
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