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==History== Prior to the late 1960s, Ocean Pines was a small community, composed primarily of retirees.<ref name="Neighborhood">{{cite web |title=Ocean Pines Neighborhood Guide |url=https://thebeachhomeagent.com/ocean-pines-neighborhood-guide/ |website=thebeachhomeagent.com |publisher=Beach Home Agent |access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> On May 16, 1968, the Eastern Shore Times newspaper reported the rumor that a multi-million dollar land development project was being considered by the [[Boise Cascade Corporation]] in the "Hog Skull" area just north of Berlin.<ref name="Timeline">{{cite news |title=OPA at 50: A Timeline |url=https://baysideoc.com/app/uploads/2018/05/OPA-50th-Anniversary.pdf |access-date=April 20, 2022 |work=Bayside OC |date=May 2018}}</ref> The company began development of the first phase of Ocean Pines on July 12, 1968<ref>{{cite news |title=Ocean Pines History Panel Planned For Next Month |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/06/21/ocean-pines-history-panel-planned-for-next-month/ |access-date=June 21, 2018 |work=Maryland Coastal Dispatch |date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> and continued at a rapid pace throughout the 1970s. Boise Cascade utilized unique marketing strategies to sell lots "in the middle of nowhere", including [[luau|Hawaiian luaus]], a private clubhouse and pool on the beach of [[Ocean City, Maryland|Ocean City]], and transportation to Ocean Pines by a [[double-decker bus]] and an engine-operated [[Paddle steamer|paddlewheel boat]] named the "Amy Ross".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Bunk |title=When Ocean Pines Was A Mere Concept |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2016/12/29/vanishing-ocean-city-with-bunk-mann-december-30-2016/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |work=Maryland Coastal Dispatch |date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> During the 1980s and 1990s, it was normal for 400 new homes to be constructed in the area annually.<ref name="Plan">{{cite web |title=The Comprehensive Development Plan Worcester County, Maryland |url=https://www.co.worcester.md.us/newworcester/sites/default/files/departments/drp/finalcomp31406.pdf |website=co.worcester.md.us |publisher=Worcester County, Maryland |access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> At the end of 1996, there were 7,381 platted lots and 5,269 dwelling units in the CDP.<ref name="Timeline" /> In 1969, the [[Maryland State Highway Administration]] completed construction on [[Maryland Route 90]], which ran through Ocean Pines and provided access to Ocean City.<ref name="Timeline" /> [[Cable television]] first came to Ocean Pines in 1979 with Triad CATV. Simmons Cable TV took over the agreement with the Ocean Pines Association after acquiring Triad in 1987. Simmons was sold to American Cable TV Investors 5 Ltd. in 1992 and was later acquired by [[Mediacom]] in 1997. Mediacom was the only cable and internet service provider in the CDP until 2019, when the Association ratified a 10-year agreement with [[Comcast]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharpe |first1=Charlene |title=Ocean Pines Now Has A Choice For Cable, Internet Service |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2019/09/12/ocean-pines-now-have-a-choice-for-cable-internet-service/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |work=Maryland Coast Dispatch |date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> In 1984, Gerald S. Klein bought $55 million in property for development using Merritt Commercial Savings and Loan assets including a $2 million Maryland Marine wastewater plant. [[Maple Lawn, Fulton, Maryland|Maple Lawn]] and [[Burleigh (Ellicott City, Maryland)|Burleigh]] developer partner Stuart Greenbaum, purchased 800 additional acres for subdivision. In 1985, [[Worcester County, Maryland|Worcester County]] commissioners condemned the Maryland Marine Systems [[Old Court Savings and Loans|Merritt Commercial Savings and Loan]] owned sewer system embroiled in the [[Tafflin v. Levitt|Jeffery Levitt Scandal]] in order to remove a development moratorium. The system had failed to implement $1.3 million in required maintenance to prevent sewer overflow into the streets creating the moratorium.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=Ocean Pines sewers may be condemned|author=Marry Corddry|date=4 September 1985}}</ref> In 1994, Balfour Holdings purchased $6β8 million in property. In 1995, Balfour representatives presented the Ocean Pines Association with a plan for a library, post office, church, recreational complex, school, and shopping areas. In October, Balfour and the Ocean Pines Association entered into a turnover agreement for the land.<ref name="Timeline" /> In 2018, Ocean Pines celebrated its 50th anniversary.<ref name="Timeline" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Velazquez |first1=Rose |title=Ocean Pines celebrates its 50th anniversary |url=https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2018/06/02/ocean-pines-celebrates-its-50th-anniversary/659486002/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |work=[[Delmarvanow]] |date=June 2, 2018}}</ref>
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