October 25, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 29 Board Extends WOCRestaurant’s Live Music Cutoff By TRAVIS BROWN STAFF WRITER CRAB ALLEY’S OYSTER/BULL FRENZY SATURDAY • NOON-3 P.M. $25 PER PERSON OCEAN CITY’S RESTAURANT WEEK THRU OCTOBER 27 3 COURSES FOR $30 (One Selection From Each Category) ... ALL YOU CAN ENJOY ... RAW OYSTERS, BEEF, HAM, TURKEY, CHICKEN WINGS, MEATBALLS AND COLE SLAW ALSO ... $5 (12) RAW OYSTERS $10 (20) STEAMED OYSTERS $10 (20) STEAMED CLAMS $7 FRIED OYSTER SANDWICH $5 OYSTER STEW $5 (5) OYSTER ROCKEFELLER ANY SOUP AND SANDWICH COMBINATION $14.95 Includes Complimentary Glass Of House Wine SOUP OR SALAD Maryland Crab Or Cream Of Crab House Salad Or Caesar Salad SNOW HILL – At this month’s Board of License Commissioners meeting, a formerly disciplined property in West Ocean City had some entertainment hours restored while a second property in Snow Hill had its request for a beer and wine license put on hold while ramifications are considered. Applications from both Station 7 Restaurant, located on Old Bridge Road in West Ocean City, and Kaddy Mart, located on West Market Street in Snow Hill, received significant public support from neighboring residents. In the case of Station 7, the owners were asking the BLC to return live entertainment privileges until 1 a.m. four nights per week. The extension is critical, according to owner Todd Wampler. “We’re just at your mercy here today because it’s quickly approaching the end,” he told the board. Station 7 had considerable entertainment privileges until just this past April, when the BLC cut all of their live music hours to no later than 11 p.m. The restaurant had received a number of noise complaints. Perhaps more damaging, however, was a perceived lack of cooperation between management and the board’s special investigator, Jeff Mayne. “The licensee was not very receptive to changing his entertainment in order to keep the neighbor happy. He asserted that he has a right to make a living,” wrote Mayne in his report last April. “I reminded him that he did not have a right to operate his alcoholic beverage license in any manner he sees fit because his license is a privilege governed by laws and regulations, not the least of which was the law that requires him to operate in such a manner as not to interfere with the peace and quiet of his neighbors.” At this month’s meeting, Wampler apologized again for any perception of disrespect. “I do want to apologize if we did get off on the wrong foot with Mr. Mayne in the beginning,” said Wampler. “We have nothing but utter respect for Mr. Mayne and the liquor board.” About a dozen neighboring residents and employees of Station 7 turned out at the meeting to support Wampler’s application for live music until 1 a.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The witnesses all unanimously agreed that longer music on those nights would serve the public need and would allow Station 7 to have more family dining hours by proxy, since once the music starts families tend to clear out. Sound dampening curtains have been installed since the last incident, added Wampler, and the SEE PAGE 30 FRESH.LOCAL.SEAFOOD FAT LOCAL CRABS MARYLAND’S FRESHEST SEAFOOD, FROM OUR DOCKS TO YOUR TABLE APPETIZER Imperial Bagels • Clams Casino Oyster Rockefeller • Chicken Wings ENTREE (All Entrees Are Accompanied With Your Choice Of One Side) ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SPECIALS! HAPPY HOUR FOOD AND DRINK SPECIALS (At The Bar) DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS CRAB FEAST OR SNOW FEAST FOR TWO Voted Best Steamed Crabs And Crab Soup OPEN DAILY AT 11 A.M. YEAR-ROUND 9703 Golf Course Road, West Ocean City, Md. 410-213-7800 • WWW.CRABALLEY.COM Crab Cake (1) • 1-lb. Lobster Rack Of Ribs • Clam Strips House Sirloin Chicken Breasts Fried Chicken FULL MENU AVAILABLE • GROUPS OR PARTIES WELCOME • PLENTY OF PARKING WATERVIEW DINING AVAILABLE • UPSTAIRS BAR AND DECK