Leslie Smith for OC Council

02/19/2026

Ocean City has repealed its moratorium on new short-term rental licenses in certain residential areas after election officials determined a citizen petition had enough signatures to send the ordinance to

02/18/2026

Ocean City officials announced Tuesday evening that a petition seeking a referendum on the town’s short-term rental moratorium has gathered enough valid signatures to move forward.

02/11/2026

Berlin residents object to an Ocean City proposal for a large sports complex near the historic Briddletown community, citing traffic and land-use concerns.

02/08/2026

02/06/2026

01/20/2026

At 3:00 PM today ⏰, “We the People” 🇺🇸 will be submitting 1230+ Signatures ✍️ to the Ocean City Town Clerk 📋 in reference to the Emergency Ordinance 🚨 that put a moratorium on Rental Licenses 🏠 in the R-1/MH Community.

The Residents of Ocean City 👥 have had enough 😤 of the rogue Mayor and Council 🏛️ who are making decisions that only suit their friends and donors 💰, and not what is best for Ocean City 🌊.
Enough is Enough ✊ and when verified ✅, this will stay the ordinance until a time when the people vote on it 🗳️.

But the people already voted on this in July ☀️. They didn’t want the Ban then ❌ and they don’t want the Moratorium now! 🚫
They don’t want a cap or a limit 🚫. They want you to enforce basic rules equally and without discrimination ⚖️.

What they do want is a mayor and council to look out for the health and welfare ❤️‍🩹 of all Citizens in this town 🏘️, not just the few elites 👑 who decided that they shouldn’t have to be bothered with tourists 🧳.

What the people want is the Mayor and Council to uphold the democratic process 🤝 as they promised and stop pushing their radical agenda⛔.

While we faced significant adversity 😓 during this go around with half the town away 🛫, during the holidays 🎄, away from our families 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦, in the snow ❄️ and rain ☔, we never gave up 💪 and there was more than one time we thought about it 🤔.

We thank all who stepped up and sacrificed 🙏 to help make a difference 🌟 and fight for what is right ⚖️.

Update: The number of signatures accepted by the Town Clerk is 1257.