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Section 21: Community News Subject: OPA is Safe Msg# 946503
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Neither the United States Postal Service nor the United States Census Bureau determine whether or not some geographic area in Maryland is an incorporated city/town. Such a determination is only by Maryland law, and to my knowledge there has not been a new incorporated city/town in the State of Maryland for over 100 years. Joe
Hi Joe, Sorry...but that is not true. As I mentioned, there are several "Towns" and "Villages" in Chevy Chase. Sharon, as a former real estate agent is very familiar with them. I asked Marty where he started out, and he said on Grafton St. in Chevy Chase. I looked that up and found that all of Grafton St. is in Chevy Chase Village which was created in 1890 and incorporated in 1951. It is just south of the Chevy Chase Country Club in the area between Wisconsin Ave. and Connecticut Ave. According to Wikipedia.... it is .42 sq. miles....all land....and it is tied with Hidden Hills, Calif. as the wealthiest city in the United States of America. The Town of Chevy Chase is on the north side of Chevy Chase Country Club and is not quite so rich. There are very nice websites that describe the governance of these cities. They have a LOT of rules. There are about 5 little "towns and villages" in Chevy Chase. I have always known about them but never looked so closely. They have their own trash collection, snow plows, some have police etc. One of them was incorporated in 1996. I am curious to know why the county would let them do that. Sharon may know the answer. Nancy |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Ocean Pines is a "Census Designated Place" but has a very definite boundary ...unlike many CDF's. No one has to wonder where Ocean Pines is located. Well, there are facts and then there are myths and misconceptions. Neither the United States Postal Service nor the United States Census Bureau determine whether or not some geographic area in Maryland is an incorporated city/town. Such a determination is only by Maryland law, and to my knowledge there has not been a new incorporated city/town in the State of Maryland for over 100 years. The Ocean Pines Census Designated Place is not limited to the Ocean Pines subdivision, as your comment seems to imply. It also includes River Run, all properties down along Gum Point Road and perhaps some other areas around us. To the south of us is Newark. It is also a CDC, one covering a population of 339 souls as of the 2000 census. CDC status is meaningless in terms of crime reporting, and it certainly conveys no incorporated city status. The fact that your mail comes to Ocean Pines, MD 21811 conveys no particular legal status of anything. I would imagine that Pocomoke City, Snow Hill, Berlin and Ocean City have definite boundaries. Certainly, because they are real incorporated cities/towns. Ocean Pines in an unincorporated HOA subdivision within Worcester County, no different than River Run or Riddle Farms. Our government is Worcester County. The only reason OP shows up as the safest place to live based on FBI crime stats is because OPA has a police department that reports them... the only HOA in the state to have one. The police department reports crime stats so we end up as the safest place in MD. Nothing more, nothing less. No great news. Newark (or Riddle Farms), for example, could be much safer (or more dangerous). We cannot tell from the crime stats because Newark isn't reported separately. No amount of weeping and wailing and wishing and hoping is going to change the fact that OP is no more than an unincorporated HOA subdivision within Worcester County. |
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