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OC Looks to Crack Down on Major Motor Vehicle Events

oceancity.com

Ocean City has formed a task force to deal with the problems that have arisen with the resorts major motor vehicle events.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the public has expressed concern over the some of the incidents that have taken place over the last few months.

Last night’s town council meeting was filled by the public as officials took up seven recommendations by the Police Commission.

The Daily Times reports that among these was sending a letter to the H2O International Car show promoters asking that the event be relocated.

The paper reports that town officials called behavior at that event “appalling” with 27-hundred service calls and over 12-hundred traffic stops over a four day period.

The event is not sanctioned by the resort.

In addition, there was a recommendation that the boardwalk parades be discontinued along with declining use of the convention center and Inlet Parking Lot for the Cruisin’ events.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.