No Show Center or Premium Viewing Areas on the Beach
Event organizers originally planned to welcome patrons to the drop zone beach, flight line club, and sand boxes. These areas are closed. There will not be a public address system or a parachute landing zone. Plans to have patrons in these areas and the Show Center were approved by the local health department. However, on July 31, organizers and the Town of Ocean City were alerted by the state’s Attorney General’s Office and the Maryland State Police that the plans violated the current Covid-19 restrictions.
Brian Lilley, who serves as Chairman of the OC Air Show, spoke publicly to the Ocean City Mayor and Council about the projected revenue loss due to this last-minute change. Lilley estimated that the shortfall would be approximately $202,400. He asked members of the council to vote in favor of an additional $100,000 in funding, on top of the $35,000 they already provide each year. The council voted unanimously to approve the expenditure. The money comes from the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB), which is funded by room tax. Essentially, tourists are paying. This $100,000 is going to go a long way and will help to make the 2020 show as enjoyable as possible.
10 comments:
TS Kyle to the east...Rain is something definitely to look for and expect. Today's and yesterday's practice runs are always fun.
Don't get a crick in your neck looking up.
Used to live just up the road from the crick as a kid.....4:48....
Wow,
I never saw an Airplane fly before
looking forward to sitting in hours of traffic to watch planes fly
Hey Mom,can we watch our grass grow next week too ?
Take a bucket. You will find a lot of locked restrooms that the Town doesn't want to pay to monitor. Try not to pee on a bench that people sit on.
Bring money! The OC business and community leaders have said that CV19 will not effect people spending money! No need for masks or social distancing if you are spending money. And don’t waste alcohol on your hands! Buy it at one of our crowded bars and drink it.
I miss turning and burning but was force to retire. Call sign Chester.
Dear 6:25 - you are absolutely right. Please stay home so the rest of us can have a much needed patriotic viewing experience. Better yet, why don’t you spend you day writing useless drivel that we can all ignore.
What you need to know:
Forget about it
And the mask
Stay home and cook out in the yard and drink a few beers.
Wow not sure what air show you guys are taking about but I had a great day with my daughter and her family. Took our own food and had a few cold and frosty Buds on the beach. Sure plenty of folks buying $20 buckets of booze-so I guess you can now have alcohol on the beach? Hell I even took my own bottled tap water...the worse part was the 40 minutes it took me to get out of town cause I didn't realize the short cut in back of downtown. Daughter was out of town in 10 minutes. Glad you suckers stayed home it was great!!!!
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