A message from the finance team: June 2022

Our most recent unaudited year-end numbers for fiscal 2021-2022 are approximately $1.94 million favorable to budget. However, we measure our results by more than just great numbers – it's about all the initiatives we’ve completed. 

During the last fiscal year, we finished a “DMA-Lite” study of Ocean Pines reserves and presented the study to the Board, the Budget and Finance Committee and the public.  

We addressed pipes that were more than 30 years old by installing pipe liners along Ocean Parkway and in three other locations, to help with the outflow of water. This represented a new process where we didn't have to dig up the roads. It's also less expensive and a great product. 

The Bainbridge Park project will help improve drainage and water filtration in that area. That project was a major undertaking and included financial and other assistance from Worcester County, the State of Maryland, and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. 

We jumpstarted our bulkhead and road repair programs, after several years of inactivity, and are in the progress of restarting the dredging program with the Maryland Department of the Environment. 

Our new customer service initiative utilized the info@oceanpines address to help answer general questions in a more timely and efficient manner. 

Our beautification efforts included planting new cherry trees at the North and South Gates, addressing the North Gate Bridge for the first time in perhaps decades, and cleaning mailbox clusters and replacing worn out cluster pads. Public Works also made improvements at the Clubhouse, Beach Club, and Yacht Club. We are currently making improvements to the Swim and Racquet Club.  

We made progress on Northstar, moving forward on implementation, addressing more open tickets, and for the first time accepting online payments through our website, oceanpines.org.  

Our Golf Course is in the best shape it's ever been, and the proof is in the strong financial returns produced this year. It was a total team effort.  

Our Aquatics operation was also improved by efficiencies introduced by Kathleen Cook and her team. In combination with organic revenue growth, we have seen some of the best operating results in years. 

At Racquet Sports, we addressed the need for more courts and court repairs. We expect to have four new pickleball courts done by the end of July, and court repairs are also underway at our racquet center, in addition to fence maintenance. 

Recreation and Parks experienced a return to "normal" after the COVID-19 pandemic, including a full slate of summer camps happening this summer.  

We will install new t-docks at the marina and brought in a new water taxi service at no cost to Ocean Pines. 

Our food and beverage operation continues to break records under the management of the Matt Ortt Companies.  

And, for the first time, Ocean Pines introduced hybrid meetings for all Board meetings and town halls, allowing for both public and remote participation through Microsoft Teams.  

The numbers at the end of the fiscal year are like a report card. However, we have been able to deliver results for amenities, administrations, departments, and infrastructure. Key initiatives for infrastructure include drainage, bulkheads, roads and our buildings.