OCEAN CITY – Officials denied a request for expanded entertainment at a Wicomico Street Bar this week.
The Worcester County Board of License Commissioners (BLC) on Wednesday agreed to increase the hours for background music at Toast on Wicomico Street but opted not to grant the variety of other requests made by the establishment. The bar was limited to background music last year because of concerns from neighbors and connections had hoped to offer more this year. The board felt otherwise.
“It’s too much, too broad,” BLC member Charles Nichols said.
Toast’s Michael Berardinelli told the board that after opening last year he was hoping the restaurant had proved itself capable of operating responsibly within Emerson Tower. The bar got approval to offer background music last August and he said he was hoping to expand on that this year. The request submitted to the board for Wednesday’s meeting sought permission for a musician to roam the deck, live entertainment inside, a music technician, longer hours for background music and off-sale beer and wine privileges. The latter would have allowed the bar to sell beer and wine to boaters in the area.
“The modifications we’re seeking are not intended to disturb our community,” he said.
Kudos for the effort….knowing the answer would be NO.