Mayor: Ocean City finished beach replenishment; park and flood projects set to start

At the meeting Mayor Bill Merrick reported the city completed its beach replenishment and now has "1,600,000 cubic yards of new sand protecting our shoreline," with extra stockpiles available and demobilization of equipment expected by Sept. 21. He said crews would remove pipes and equipment over the coming days.

Merrick also provided a schedule of capital and public-works projects: construction of Saint Cassel Park at 34th Street is underway and expected to have an entire block of recreation facilities ready by next summer; a 19th Street to 26th Street flood mitigation project is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 8; the municipal airport project is out to bid with a contract recommendation expected April 8; demolition of the old public-safety building will begin after Columbus Day weekend; and reconstruction of the boardwalk from 14th to 16th Street is expected to begin in the near term.