With members of the public asking if the strict traffic laws authorized by the Special Event Zone designation should be applied to future Bikefests in Ocean City, local and county officials are now also discussing the possibility.
On Tuesday, the Worcester County Commissioners agreed to support invoking the designation in the county during Bikefest and to recommend that Ocean City’s motor vehicle event task force consider doing the same in town.
“I’d like to make a suggestion that … we look at special event zones within the county,” County Commissioner President Chip Bertino said during Tuesday’s session. “I don’t believe we could have done it this year, but in light of the emergency situations that transpired over the past four or five days of Bike Week, I’d very much like for us to move forward in that so that we can protect our citizens.”
The possibility of Ocean City employing the special event zone’s tougher standards is on the table, according to Commissioner Joe Mitrecic, who represents the Ocean City district.
“The Ocean City special event task force is meeting I think the end of next week, I believe, and it was recommended by the mayor (Rick Meehan) to make it a special event zone … the task force for some reason or the other turned that down and that will be discussed at the task force meeting next week,” he said.
Publishers Notes: Say Goodbye To Bike Week. These stupid elected officials are experts at driving big events away. I know, they can replace it with a gay pride parade instead.