SNOW HILL – A local board fined an Ocean City bar $2,000 and urged management to start working with local law enforcement to avoid future problems.
The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) fined Cowboy Coast $2,000 this week following a noise violation. The decision came after Ocean City Police Department Sgt. Doug Smith said law enforcement needed more cooperation from the business.
“For him to even be here asking for cooperation means in his opinion they’re not getting it,” said William Esham, BLC chair. “You need to be listening to what he says otherwise you’re going to be in more trouble than you are today.”
Attorney Pete Cosby and Cowboy Coast’s Mark Bogosh told the board during this week’s hearing that the noise issue arose from an attempt to offer electronic dance music. Bogosh said he hadn’t thought about the heavier base associated with the music.
“We were just trying something different,” he said. “I have no further plans to continue that.