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The Homeless Draw the Attention of OC Officials

Ocean City

A gathering of homeless in Ocean City may move the resort to look at an ordinance that would prohibit sleeping in public places.

The issue began with complaints from residents and business owners about six homeless people who get together in the Caroline Street Stage area every day.

The resorts communications manager Jessica Waters told WBOC that there have been reports that they were bothering people ranging from bad language and drinking to general loitering and harassment of passersby.  

She said the city does plan some improvements in the area including extra lighting to discourage activity as well as eliminating a seating section on the boardwalk.

But Mark Martin who is a member of the group and is homeless told the television station that the area is just where they ended up.

He adds he believes the city is trying to help but doesn’t think this will help with the problem of homelessness.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.