Casino GM to address text amendment proposal at Oct. 17 OPA Board meeting

(Oct. 9, 2020) Ocean Downs Casino General Manager Bobbi Sample will make a short presentation and answer questions from homeowners during the Oct. 17 OPA Board meeting.  

The meeting is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. in the Assateague Room of the Ocean Pines Community Center on 235 Ocean Parkway.  

Sample will discuss a proposed text amendment at the county level, which seeks to add a Casino Entertainment District as an overlay district for Ocean Downs, located on Route 589 near Ocean Pines. 

According to county documents, the Worcester County Planning Commission on Aug. 6 gave a favorable recommendation for the modification. The change would allow for potential new developments including additional gaming facilities, restaurants and hotels, and outdoor arenas and performing arts centers. 

The Worcester County Commissioners held a work session on the proposal on Sept. 15, which is viewable here: https://worcestercountymd.swagit.com/play/09152020-711. A formal public hearing on the matter is scheduled to be part of the next Commissioners’ meeting, on Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. at the Worcester County Government Center, Room 1101, on One West Market Street in Snow Hill.