October 18, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 35 . . Dare Addresses Parade Concerns FROM PAGE 34 flicting festivals in other areas. Oasis Travel & Apple Vacations invite you to Travel Night at Captain’s Table Restaurant November 5 ~ 6-8 p.m. (in the Courtyard by Marriott) Baltimore Ave. & 15th Street, Ocean City, MD. RSVP by calling (410) 213-9330 or email us info@travelwithoasis.com Corvette Parade Concerns Councilman Dennis Dare visited the Boardwalk the evening of the Corvette parade on Oct. 4 and noticed the parade that starts at 4 p.m. was continuing past 6 p.m. “It’s a good event but there were times people thought the parade was over because there were gaps blocks long,” Dare said. “Some of the cars went too fast on the Boardwalk. They all like to rev their engines up … and a couple of them were even chirping their tires on the Boardwalk. The behavior was borderline irresponsible considering how crowded the Boardwalk was.” Private Events Coordinator Lisa Mitchell explained the parade is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. following scheduled corvette rallies and shows in town. She added the town has had issues with gaps forming in the parade and has addressed the problem with event organizers in the past. Commission Chair and Councilman Joe Mitrecic pointed out the starting time of the parade hasn’t been a problem in the past because by 4 p.m. in October the Boardwalk is usually quiet but given the unusually warm weather that weekend the Boardwalk was crowded. Mitrecic suggested additional police assistance to enforce constant parade movement instead of having vehicles stop and go for example to have their photo taken. The commission was in consensus to suggest setting more strict conditions in the future to have Corvette parade participants be more responsible. Festival Vendors Seek Early Closing Time Based on Springfest and Sunfest vendor feedback, Special Events Coordinator Frank Miller requested to come before the Mayor and City Council to set an earlier closure time for the festival’s vendors. Petito added one of the complaints from vendors is they are not able to experience Ocean City while they are in town because they are expected to man their stations from open to close. “I agree with that wholeheartedly,” Mitrecic said of the request. “Once the concerts start everybody that is there gravitates towards the concert and there is very little foot traffic through the tents.” Miller would like to recommend to the Mayor and City council both arts and crafts tent and the food tent be closed at 8 p.m. while the stage area remain open until 10 p.m. giving the mid-way section vendors the option to close early or remain open. The early closing time would be experimented during Springfest and if successful be passed onto Sunfest. The commission was in consensus to forward the request to the full Mayor and City Council. An Indian River Seafood Company Restaurant sunday monday tuesday thursday friday 3 chef selected courses for $18, including appetizer or salad, entree & dessert 50% off fish entrees & selected bottles & glasses of wine 50% off ladies entrees $2 fish or shrimp taco, $5 burger, $5 margarita, $3 draft beer including craft 3 courses for $25, includes appetizer or salad, entree & dessert Open seven days a week for lunch & dinner 11:30 a.m.-Til 8003 Coastal Highway Ocean City, MD 410-723-4665 Like Us On facebook Bethany Beach Delaware Fenwick Island Delaware