Page 44 FROM PAGE 43 trast between the proliferation of expensive and redundant Arts Centers and the relatively new appearance of homelessness at our seaside resort. The comparison with the reality of Worcester, a rural county, is stunning. This occurs while the town's entrenched politicians hunker down by adding security to their inner chambers, begging the question: security from whom? We at Ocean City Taxpayers for Social Justice (OCTSJ) are volunteers that dutifully work to reverse the 30-year decline in year-round residents. We believe Ocean City should be a place where people want to live, not leave. We believe in bringing back the middle class family for summer vacations. We want to return Ocean City to a sunny seaside resort and stop pretending we are a year-round city. This will only happen when the people exercise their rights and tame the suffocating government, returning it to part-time seasonal service and lowering the staggering price of its overhead for The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch November 29, 2013 Tymeir Dennis and the injury of Tyheim Bowen. The Route 113 safety initiatives proposed recently at the community meeting held at the Flower Street Multi-Purpose Building would benefit the town of Berlin and our local residents as they travel on that portion of the highway. Countdown cross-walks would allow pedestrians to cross safely. Reducing the speed limit would help motorists to realize that Berlin is a town divided by the highway and its citizens frequently cross the road for exercise, shopping, medical appointments and other activities. The Democratic Club of Ocean City/ Berlin (DCOC/B) supports the safety measures. If you would like to sign the Route 113 Safety Initiatives petition, please access the pdf file on the Berlin town website. Lanny Hickman Berlin LETTERS TO THE EDITOR our residents, businesses, and guests. Have a peaceful Thanksgiving weekend, a joyous Christmas, and for the New Year resolve with us to lower taxes to help encourage people to move here, and to give relief to residents who are thinking of moving out. Also resolve with us to cap the out-of-control debt obligations which, with the current Performing Arts Center, will surpass $150,000,000 and, with accounting changes, recent raises, and road and sewer expenses, will be over $200,000,000 by as soon as the end of 2015. As debt goes up astronomically, operating expenses rise due to higher taxes and more expensive pensions and wages for ever greater numbers of city employees, fewer guests come, vacancies persist, and the town continues to die – completely at the hands of the politicians and their destructive governance. OCTSJ extends to the voters, residents, and taxpayers of Ocean City a very merry and peaceful holiday season, and an invitation to join us in recapturing our sunny seaside resort. It will take time to reverse 30 years of pandering politicians. It is a process, but join us and we will eventually prevail in creating a positive environment for all in Ocean City and stop the destructive governance. Tony Christ Ocean City Club Supporting Safety Initiatives Editor: During this season of Thanksgiving, it is important to reflect on the blessings of our families and community. The recent DennisBowen tragedy that occurred at Route 113 and Bay Street is a terrible misfortune. We extend our heart-felt condolences to the loss of Kindness Appreciated Editor: We wish to thank all our family and friends for their cards, flowers and many other acts of kindness at the time of the death of our beloved sister, Joan W. Collins. 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