Ocean City Development Corporation
civic · active attested 2005–2014
Also known as OCDC
The downtown's agent, and the answer to a question the record had left open since the resort's centre of gravity moved north. By 2005 it was programming Somerset Plaza with free music and "O.C. Grazers", and arranging the permissions by which a bike shop displayed fifteen bicycles and a Segway rental business three. In 2014 Chris Trimper reported to the council that the State had approved the Ocean City Sustainable Community Plan — a Trimper still in this record four generations after the family's carousel, and a quarter-century after Granville Trimper presided over the beach fight.
In the record (2)
2001 · 2001-10-30
The Ocean City Development Corporation's new Public Arts Committee proposed a 14-foot white marlin sculpture by Paul Lockhart for the entry park at the foot of the Route 50 bridge, $60,000 to be raised by the OCDC, and the council backed it unanimously
From the work session synopsis of 30 October 2001, item 3: "Buck Mann, President, and Glenn Irwin, Executive Director, of the Ocean City Development Corporation made an appearance to discuss certain projects in conjunction with the OCDC. Having established a Public Arts Committee, recommendation from them was to place a 14-foot-tall white marlin sculpture in the entry park. Paul Lockhart, the sculptor, explained how his artwork is made and presented a scale model of the finished product. The estimated cost for the project, which includes the base, a plaque, and installation, is $60,000 which OCDC plans to raise; however, there are other features that would be needed that would have to be supplied by the Town such as water and landscaping. Council Member Howard moved to support the recommendation and to bring in a landscape architect: seconded by Councilman Steckman. The vote was unanimous." The same appearance won approval in concept for closing South Division Street between Philadelphia Avenue and the bay to make a park, with a $10,000 design grant from the Rural Development Center at UMES.
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2013 · 2013-03-04
A Boy Scout from Dorchester Street asked the council to endorse his Eagle project, historical markers at the site of the railroad's arrival and the old train depot, and got it 6-0 with the town keeping final say on the marker
Regular session of 4 March 2013, Miscellaneous Reports: "Request from William Rothermel to Approve Concept for Eagle Scout Service Project (see Attachment B). Council Member Brent Ashley moved to approve the project with the Council's final approval on the Marker; seconded by Council Member Mitrecic. The vote was 6-0 with Council Member Pillas absent." The attached memorandum of 25 February 2013 from William B. Rothermel, 3 Dorchester Street: "I am a member of Boy Scout Troop 261 and have achieved the rank of Life Scout ... Because of my interest in the history of Ocean City, I would like to undertake the design, construction and placement of historical markers in the downtown area ... Currently there are informational signs or markers overlooking the inlet which speak more to nature. I would like to highlight at least two areas in downtown Ocean City ... One location is where the train came into town and the other is the site where the train depot was located." He wrote that he had the endorsement of the Ocean City Museum Society, the Downtown Association and the Ocean City Development Corporation, would raise the construction money himself, and would return with the design and locations before proceeding.
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