Dear Friends,
Another summer is fast approaching, and the city is wrapping up road projects and getting ready for another season of family fun and special events.
Work crews started milling and paving West Avenue from 18th Street to 26th Street today, and they will return on Monday to finish the job. Milling and paving of West Avenue from 14th Street to 16th Street is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. On Central Avenue from 28th Street to 34th Street, crews are finishing concrete work on curbs and sidewalks, and temporary repaving of the drive lanes is now scheduled for the week after Memorial Day.
Seasonal beach tags are on sale, and everybody can take advantage of a $5 discount through May 31. More information on all the ways to purchase them is available at
ocnj.us/beachtags. The Ocean City Beach Patrol is getting ready for another season and will start guarding a limited number of beaches on Memorial Day Weekend after the
Unlocking of the Ocean and Business Persons Plunge on Friday, May 24.
Tryouts for new lifeguards are scheduled for June 1.
The Night in Venice Planning Committee announced this week that ESPN reporter Marty Smith will be grand marshal for this year’s boat parade on July 20. Marty will be joined by his wife, Lainie, a former Miss Night in Venice, and their three children for the event. It’s great that the Smith family has such close ties with Ocean City, and I’m honored to have them lead our parade.
Our Public Works team sent out a reminder earlier today that oversized trash and recycling containers will no longer be picked up as of June 1. The work crews for our waste management contractor are reporting that many residences are using the wheeled 96-gallon containers that are designed to be picked up mechanically. The workers can’t lift these heavy containers by hand. Trash and recycling cans placed at curbside for pickup must be no greater than 32 gallons in capacity and 50 pounds in weight, as per local ordinance.
I’m incredibly sad to pass along news of the sudden passing of one of our city team members, Ellen Pospiech. Anyone familiar with Ellen knows that she was a dedicated Welcome Center team member who shared her joy for life with everybody she knew. She was a former teacher and former member of our Ocean City Historic Preservation Commission. I hope you’ll join Michele and me in extending deepest condolences to her family and friends.
Ocean City High School will hold its senior prom at the Music Pier on Saturday evening (May 18). In an annual tradition, the students will arrive across a red carpet on their way to the event. Passage down the boardwalk in front of the Pier will be limited from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pedestrians and bicyclists will be allowed to pass but may be asked to stop as prom-goers make their entrance. The municipal parking lot at Moorlyn Terrace will be closed all day on Saturday, and metered street parking on Moorlyn Terrace will be restricted starting in the afternoon.
I hope you all have a great weekend. Everybody is invited to participate in the
2024 Walk to End Lupus Now and the
Ocean City Triathlon on Sunday (May 19).
Warm regards,
Mayor Jay A. Gillian
