Page 16 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch September 20, 2013 OCBusiness Seeks More Entertainment Privileges By TRAVIS BROWN STAFF WRITER SNOW HILL – A business request to have a few entertainment privileges restored this week met with a renewed round of complaints from neighbors, causing the Board of License Commissioners (BLC) to take the changes under advisement and delay a decision for 30 days. The Galaxy Bar and Grille, and specifically the restaurant’s Skye Bar on the roof, came under fire in May for a series of noise and disturbance complaints logged by neighboring residents the summer before. In response, music privileges for Skye Bar were greatly reduced by the BLC. However, now that owners Tammy and Roger Cebula have installed a number of sliding glass, sound-proof panels around the bar, they are seeking the return of a few privileges and one new one. The proprietors requested permission at this week’s BLC meeting to play background house music until 11 p.m. as well as added the use of “Party Headphones-The Ultimate Guide to Silent Disco.” Finally, they would like to be able to operate bar televisions through their amplification system until 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights during football season. All requests would only be allowed inside of the new glass-enclosed “atrium” of the Skye Bar. Attorney Mark Cropper, who represented the Cebulas, acknowledged that the Skye Bar took a hit to its reputation last year and the loud music and atmosphere caused nearby residents a lot of headaches. But the Cebulas are ready to do their due diligence to earn back some of their lost privileges, he said, and the new glass atrium on the Skye Bar is incredibly effective at sound management. Ocean City Police Department Public Information Officer Mike Levy and BLC Chief Investigator Jeff Mayne visited the Skye Bar at Cropper’s request to witness the effectiveness of the paneling. “We heard little to nothing, sound-wise, with the amplification turned up,” Levy said. Nonetheless, several of the Galaxy’s neighbors were at the hearing to protest the return of privileges. Attorney John Robins, who represented several of those residents, told the BLC that they didn’t need to tour the atrium and were willing to take Mayne and Levy at their word that it reduced the noise inside. That wasn’t the only issue, though, and Robins explained the neighborhood’s concerns went beyond that. “It’s not just the music. It’s the loud volume of the conversations of the customers,” said Robins. “Now this ‘Silent Disco,’ even the name does not suggest that it’s a dinner, background type of thing.” The party headphones would be available to any customer at the bar with the music controlled by the bartender. Because the music is only in the headphones and the headphones can only be worn inside of the atrium, Robins admitted that there was no chance of residents hearing that music. But the headphones would likely appeal to the same nightclub crowd that affected their quality of life the previous summer, he said. “The problem with the night club was not necessarily hearing the music; that was one component,” said Robins. “But it was the loud and at times obscene voices at 2 a.m. that may be wearing headphones or might not be wearing headphones, but it’s what the nightclub attracts.” Robins said residents were less bothered by the house music and television amplification but would ask that dining outside of the atrium stop after 8:30 p.m. on nights when the music is being played or TV amplified. Cropper argued against that, SEE NEXT PAGE Italian Restaurant On The Ocean Adolfo’s Open At 5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. With Nightly Chef Specials Enjoy A Spectacular View From A Chandelier-Lit Dining Room, A Sea Breeze Filled Veranda, Or Our Cozy Fireside Room With Entertainment In The Nearby Parlor Lounge. Rhonda Apple And Dale Britt Friday & Saturday 7-11 p.m. Happy Hour In The Parlor Lounge Every Wednesday-Friday 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Bar Bites And Small Plates Menu Are Always Available In The Parlor! Please Call For Reservations: 410.289.4001 OPEN YEAR-ROUND Beautiful Venue For Weddings And Private Parties We will be closed Monday & Tuesday Monday folks can find us helping at the annual Believe In Tomorrow fundraiser at Seacrets Now Located At 13th Street And The Boardwalk In The Beautiful Beach Plaza Hotel