FY24 capital projects list reduced

By Mallory Panuska Staff Writer

(March 3, 2023) While the details are not yet finalized, the removal of funds for land acquisition for a planned sports complex and upgrades to Baltimore Avenue will significantly reduce the amount of money Ocean City officials hope to obtain from the bond market in fiscal 2024.

At a work session Tuesday, council members were supposed to approve the final capital improvement plan for the coming budget year, but the vote was held off with the request to remove the two expensive projects.

“I prefer to pull the sports complex and Baltimore Avenue out,” Council President Matt James said of the respective $8.1 and $18 million line items.

City Engineer Paul Mauser presented the the total proposed fiscal 2024 capital improvement plan, which council members and staff helped formulate by ranking the 49 big-money projects in order of importance.

The total came out to more than