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OCTOBER 14, 2022
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WEEKEND CAR SHOW
Hundreds of classic sports cars take to Boardwalk for annual event in resort – Page 27
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E-bikes may find way onto Boardwalk Council vote on ordinance likely to come next month
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Cars roll down the boards in Ocean City on Oct. 7 as part of the Endless Summer Cruisin’ Boardwalk Parade. The parade took place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last week, as the car show celebrated its 25th anniversary in the resort. See story on page 16.
Flood plan possible at foot of bridge By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 14, 2022) While “high and dry” is typically not a favorable concept, it’s the goal for the low-lying intersection at the foot of the Route 50 bridge in downtown Ocean City. During a City Council work session Tuesday, Public Works Director Hal
Adkins presented Maryland State Highway Administration officials with a plan to “elevate” the floodprone spot where traffic enters the resort and intersects with Philadelphia Avenue. Describing the concept as “pretty simple,” the plan would essentially create a large, elongated, boomerang-
shaped speed hump across the intersection that runs from the edge of the bridge to Philadelphia Avenue and North Division Street. Adkins explained that the hump would gradually elevate and then deescalate over the area. He said the plan also includes reSee PEDESTRIAN Page 6
By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 14, 2022) With suggestions from City Council and the members of two city committees, Ocean City will likely soon begin allowing electric bicycles on the Boardwalk. At a work session Tuesday, council members worked out the details of what should become three or four ordinances to give law enforcement officials the tools to police not only e-bikes, but their riders, and the riders of all bicycles on the boards. City Manager Terry McGean said staff members cleaned up and streamlined a set of rules and regulations that members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee recently developed, ran them by members of law enforcement, and produced a recommendation that council members voted on Tuesday. Council first weighed in last month on reports from the BPAC and Police Commission on options to permit ebikes on the boards. They are currently prohibited, which McGean has said creates a tricky situation in terms of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. As it stands, the See LAWS Page 10
Four candidates, three seats OC election set Meehan uncontested as he seeks ninth term as mayor By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer (Oct. 14, 2022) The candidates on the ballot for the Ocean City municipal election are officially set. At a special meeting Wednesday,
council members voted to approve the five candidates running for mayor and council on Nov. 8. For mayor, only Mayor Rick Meehas filed, which presumably will give him an easy road to another term, barring the election of a write-in. Meehan has been mayor since 2006 and served as a councilman for more
than 20 years prior. Four candidates will also vie for three council seats this year. Council President Matt James and Councilman Mark Paddack are both running for re-election, and will join newcomers William Savage III, a Boardwalk business owner and longtime fire company volunteer, and
local Realtor Carol Proctor on the ballot. James, the highest vote getter in 2018, is running for a third term, and Paddack, the second highest vote getter last election, is running for a second. Councilman Lloyd Martin, who See PAY Page 6