NOVEMBER 17, 2022
BERLIN • NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY• OCEAN PINES
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Kelsey Warren sings the National Anthem during the annual Veterans Day tribute ceremony on Nov. 11 at the Ocean Pines Community Center as attendees stand and pay their respects. See story on page 17.
Split council OKs center MOU Tyndall breaks tie to get community center on track after years of no action By Gee Williams Contributing Writer (Nov. 17, 2022) After a lengthy discussion, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) approving the transfer of a parcel of land on Flower Street for a proposed Berlin Community Center passed after a tie-breaking vote by Berlin Mayor Zack Tyndall at Berlin’s Mayor and Council meeting Nov. 14. The MOU is between the mayor and council and the nonprofit Berlin Community Improvement Association (BCIA). The process of reaching an agreement first began during the previous town administration in 2019. The MOU will enable the transfer of a property owned by the BCIA to the
Town of Berlin for the purpose of building a public community center on the site. Tyndall explained the MOU would allow the town to proceed with connecting the properties of the old Flower School Multi-Purpose Building and Shore-Up building to the open BCIA parcel to create enough space for a new community center to be built at the location. Both the Head Start Program and Shore-Up organizations agreed to the MOU before it was presented to the mayor and council. The mayor explained the MOU had been vetted by Town Attorney David Gaskill and if the property was not used as a community center by the town it would revert to the BCIA. A discussion followed among council members about the impact of the MOU agreement. Councilman Steve Green said that because Berlin operates under a
strong mayor form of government, the MOU, “could be an undue burden on the mayor.” Councilman Orris added, “the mayor could p o t e n t i a l l y ‘’We are 20 years into provide undue getting this done.’ influence on — Mayor Zack Tyndall, the proposed breaking the tie. committee.” Councilman Jay Knerr then introduced a motion that in addition to the mayor, the town council add two additional committee members to the group, one each representing Berlin Election Districts 1 and 2. Knerr also proposed in his motion that Councilmember Dean Burrell be appointed chair. A council vote ended in a tie See TYNDALL Page 5
Janasek, OPA could reach settlement Deal said to be topic of closed directors meeting By Jack Chavez Staff Writer (Nov. 17, 2022) The Ocean Pines Association and Tom Janasek are continuing to inch toward putting their major conflict behind them once and for all. For the second time in a month, the board of directors held a closed meeting to discuss the case, presumably mulling over the details of a potential settlement, which Janasek said he expects. “Right now we’ve given them a proposal to settle the whole thing, cover my costs, which I feel is fair See JANASEK Page 3
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