OCEAN CITY — Resort officials this week showed support for a proposed seasonal workforce housing project in West Ocean City.
Last week, the Worcester County Commissioners agreed to send a letter of support to the appropriate state agencies for a proposed seasonal workforce housing project in West Ocean City. Holtz Builders out of Wisconsin is proposing to develop a seasonal workforce housing project in West Ocean City totaling over 2,400 beds.
This week, the Mayor and Council agreed to send a letter of support to the state for special financing, a letter similar to the one the county commissioners are sending. City Manager Terry McGean laid out some of the accommodations the town would provide to make the seasonal workforce housing project a reality. He said one of the provisions included extending municipal bus service to the proposed area.
“They came to us with a couple of requests,” he said. “One is that we would extend our bus service out to where the proposed projects would be. They’re in pretty close proximity to the Park-and-Ride and we believe we can do that relatively inexpensively.”
McGean added, “The second thing is they would need assistance with sewer capacity in West Ocean City. Right now, Worcester County’s sewer capacity is capped. Based on an agreement the city has with the county, it caps the amount of effluent that can be taken from West Ocean City at one million gallons per day.”