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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Ocean City public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Event branding and city image
The Beautification Committee recognized property owners across every category — homes, hotels, boardwalk shops, restaurants, condos — for keeping Ocean City beautiful. Special recognition went to the Believe in Tomorrow children's cancer house and the 133rd Street beach entrance garden.
Convention Center and Event Strategy
Sodexo Live! keeps the convention center food contract for eleven more years, investing $1.465 million in improvements plus $150,000 cash, with city revenue around $750,000 this fiscal year.
Coastal Highway Bank Building Conversion to Dental Office
An existing bank building at 12910 Coastal Highway would become a dental office under a site plan revision. This adds a medical service use to the Coastal Highway corridor in an R-3A zone.
Greene Turtle 50th anniversary street-side event
The Greene Turtle can use seven of its 45 required parking spaces for a one-day anniversary party on June 18, with outdoor seating and a band inside. Conditions keep the drive aisle open and the town's pump station area clear of parking.
Boardwalk pedicab franchise services
The town now has a formal pedicab franchise for the Boardwalk under Chapter 39.
Licensed Occupations Code Revisions
Chapter 14 revisions add email contact and 60-minute response requirements for licensees, tighten temporary vendor rules for special events, and clarify suspension, revocation and appeal procedures.