Ocean City government’s Transportation Committee voiced support this week to expand the offering for next year to all 16 of the city’s tram coaches, spurred on by the fact that the existing 10 advertised coaches have nearly broken even for the year, and will thus be profit-makers in 2016.
“We started with it as an unfunded item to build the panels, and we have come about $5,000 short of covering the cost in the first year,” city Public Works Director Hal Adkins said.
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Town of Ocean City whores taking more advertising money away from private businesses
ReplyDeleteLike McD's really needs more advertising. City should be promoting local businesses and start-ups to encourage local biz ownership.
ReplyDeleteAnd you folks would pick this dump of a place over the jersey shore.....you make me laugh....
ReplyDeleteThe Jersey Shore??
DeleteSurely you jest.
Yeh surely.....new jersey doesn't have to buy billboards in other states to advertise their beaches.......no stripper poles on the boardwalk...and far cleaner......ocean city no longer has anything on any resort town .....certainly not the new jersey shore...
DeleteHey 5:09....
ReplyDeleteOcean City is less a "town" than it is a "business". Deal with it.
I don't know the figures, but I'm guessing that the Sate taxes that are derived from OC most likely diminish your tax burden in the state.
It's a unique city - one that actually makes money for the rest of Maryland.
Compete - or pack it up and go home.
It's the American way.
The cabbies just begun selling their rooftops for advertising. Let's see how long it takes before the Town passes and ordinance against this.
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