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Janasek settlement talks stalemated
Calling a $2000 settlement offer by the Board of Directors “ridiculous,” former director Tom Janasek said he is prepared to go to court again in the hopes of securing a more generous settlement from a Worcester County Circuit Court judge in a case in which he and his attorney Bruce Bright of Ocean City have achieved one victory after another. A court date of Dec. 12 is on the docket in Snow Hill.
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Knupp family to launch referendum petition drive for renaming skatepark
In a prepared statement he read during the Nov. 19 Board of Directors meeting, OPA President Doug Parks made it abundantly clear that the OPA would not be severing its business relationship with the Matt Ortt Companies.
more likely than not to prevail if case tion, says former OPA director Judge Oglesbu grants temporary injunc-
Janasek ban ‘bad faith’ in
Aty acted in
majority that a Worcester County Circuit Court tion of “bad faith” against a Board of Directors nother case, another day, another determinaPublisher By TOM STAUSS
BoardJudge majorisays former proceeds to next level
Supporters to conduct a petition campaign under Section 4 of OPA by-laws, as OPA directors vote to withdraw offer for Youth Award named after Gavin Knupp
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Parks reaffirms MOC contract
The Board of Directors through its attorney has issued a cease and letter to former Director Josette Wheatley for referring to the OPA as an “organized crime machine” and directors as felons.
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OPA sends ‘cease and desist’ to Wheatley
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By TOM STAUSS Publisher and JOSH DAVIS f supporters of renaming the Ocean Pines skatepark after deceased Ocean Pines teenager Gavin Knupp don’t like the Board of Directors’ reluctance to do so at the present time, they’re free to launch a petition drive under Section 4 of the Ocean Pines Association by-laws that could lead to a referendum that would let the entire Ocean Pines community decide. That message was delivered by OPA President Doug Parks during the Nov. 19 monthly meeting of the Board of Directors, in which ways to memorialize Gavin Knupp
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were discussed by directors and OPA residents opining during the Public Comments segment of the meeting. Parks didn’t advocate for a petition drive nor indicate whether he would sign the petition. He simply advised supporters of renaming the skateboard park on how they could accomplish it. Former OPA Director Amy Peck told the Progress the week before Thanksgiving that the Knupp family will launch the petition drive after the holiday, after first consulting with an attorney on how to conduct a petition in accordance with OPA by-laws. An on-line petition drive that has been under way To Page 3
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