ous aborted attempt to impose paid
parking, or to the Boardwalk Mu-
seum with other relics, (Interesting
how that purchase sped through the
process when other things take so
long!!)
Council makeup may now be won-
dering what happened on the way to
"change."
ing from, but these new parking
meters are going to severely hurt
those of us who live here all year-
round.
why can't we be offered a seasonal
parking pass? Clearly, spending
$1.50 an hour is an outrageous
price for us to have to pay to enjoy
our beaches. This is so dishearten-
ing to know that I no longer can
afford to just take a few hours to
read a book in one of my favorite
places because I can no longer
afford it. I am not opposed to pay-to-
park, but I am opposed that those of
us who live here cannot get a break
to do so.
could be offered, so we can contin-
ue to take advantage of the beauty
that is before us without breaking
the bank. What can be done to
make this happen?
place for your children and grand-
children and has lost its family
friendly image.
smoke-free, family resort, where
you can feel comfortable leaving
your pre-teen and teenagers to
roam the Boardwalk and streets in
the evening without having to deal
with the gangs, drug dealers and
violence that have become preva-
lent on the Ocean City Boardwalk.
your children will not be exposed to
secondhand smoke, which causes
cancer and respiratory diseases.
Delaware resorts, where you avoid
the 6-percent Maryland sales tax
and the Ocean City restaurant tax.
to a family-friendly resort. They
sponsor motorcycle weekends and
hot rod car events that attract a bad
element to the city and generate a
noise problem throughout the city.
They refuse to address the second-
and Boardwalk as well as the liter
problem that cigarette butts gener-
ate. They raise taxes that increase
your cost to vacation in Ocean City.
Ocean City elections. The only way
to show your dissatisfaction with the
lack of action by OC officials to
again make OC family friendly is to
vote with your feet and your wallet.
Nearby Delaware beckons you.
ing spaces in Ocean City.
ability to pay for them is difficult.
During this spring's budget process,
the City Council contemplated sev-
eral relatively small measures to
bring some services more in line
with needs and to expand some rev-
enue in a way that would better
serve everyone.
account for half, while the other half
comes from assorted user fees.
Stay in a hotel and the user fee is in
the form of room tax. Build a house
and you pay a permit fee because
you are using the services of the
building department. Board a bus
and pay a user fee in the form of
bus fare.
services that benefit everyone, such
as police and fire protection and
trash collection. On the other hand,
user fees such as from parking me-
ters are paid only by those who use
the service.
bayside and the lots at City Hall and
the Public Safety Building promotes
the turnover of spaces for custom-
ers in commercial areas, instead of
those spaces being used by em-
ployees and others who may park
there all day.
spaces for the many visitors who
drive into town and need a place to
park while they enjoy our world-
class beach.
proved, the Council directed the
City Manager to prepare a proposal
for developing a comprehensive
parking study.
tified and widely accepted.
taxes are increased, others com-
plain about over-taxation. I believe
that user fees are a fair way to pay
for services being rendered. You
just can't have it both ways.
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