At its last meeting, Worcester County’s Planning Commission reviewed plans by developers of proposed projects on vacant land between Ocean Pines and Gum Point Road to build a new road from MD Route 589 – "Racetrack Road" for access to their projects and also to Ocean Pines, where the road would connect to King Richard Drive and serve as a new entrance to the entire subdivision from Route 589. King Richard Road, a low level neighborhood street – narrow and without any possibility of widening without devastating the homeowners who live there – would become a major thoroughfare, carrying as much if not even more traffic as now uses either of the two entrances to the Pines at the North Gate and South Gate.
We understand that the Ocean Pines Association supports this plan – too bad if you live on Kind Richard Road or elsewhere in the Sherwood Forest section of Ocean Pines. But, if you do, look at the bright side: you will be seeing your fellow residents who live elsewhere in the Pines much more often – and they will be smiling as they drive by!
According to published reports, the Planning Commission will decide this matter at its next meeting, this Thursday, April 21.
For more details GO HERE.
8 comments:
Is it King or Kind? You have both in there.
It's King Richard Road. An outlet from there would probably knock 15 minutes of driving off someone wanting to get out of OP.
Al:
This ain't Fenwick.
Traffic on Rt. 589 is horrendous and will be much worse this summer now that they have slots at the racetrack. We don't need more commercial land, especially at the Burbage site just south of Ocean Pines.
King Richard Road would become an extension of Ocean Parkway on a street never intended for that.
And didn't the OPA decide to stay out of zoning matters -- we have not been told anything about this scam in the newsletters.
6:10 PM
I don't question the wisdom but only point out the apparent concept of increased access. OP is a rather large community that perhaps underestimated its access needs in the beginning for a number of reasons. I came from a community that had a similar situation and a one-way street exiting the community actually turned out beneficial.
You'll need to deal with OPA yourselves. They may have their own agenda.
6:10:
You are right -- it's Worcester County, where the saying is: "whatever Burbage wants, he gets."
Al, the south side of OP isn't nearly as big. From Manklin Creek (South entrance) to the water front condos (can't go any farther than that) is about a 5 minute drive if that. They DO NOT need another access point on the south side of the south gate. That's just stupid.
they still need an exit onto 90 at backend ??
I actually live in Ocean Pines and live on St Martins. This is the truck route into Ocean Pines. My children are not allowed to play out front because this is the main road into Ocean Pines. I will say this it has more drivers them both gates plus they speed. The need another enterance in the North Gate esp since most of the year around residenats live in the North Gate
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