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February 9th is Chill-i Out Night!

Calling all chili cooks and corn bread bakers! Sign up to bring a pot of chili or a pan of cornbread to the Chill-i Out Night on February 9th from 6-7:30 pm at OPVRS on Shore Drive. Sign up here: signupgenius.chilli! Prizes will be awarded for : Traditional, Non-Traditional and Best Cornbread! Everyone is welcome,…

Come to the Open House at the Rescue Squad!

Goodbye 2022: A Look Back at a Great Year!

Another eventful year in Ocean Park! It’s hard to believe that in January and February, we were not yet back to in person meetings amid concerns about virus resurgence. The Marlin Bay developers expressed interest in working with the civic league in their development of a new plan for the Marlin Bay property project. OPCL…

Beach Access Encroachment Issue

At the City Council Meeting on December 6th, the Ordinance to “AUTHORIZE temporary encroachments into a portion of City right-of-way” was deferred indefinitely by the City Council. A number of speakers spoke to make the point that this is a larger issue than one particular case. Clay Bernik, President of the Friends of the Live Oaks, noted…

Happy Holidays!

Warm (!) wishes to everyone for a happy and peaceful holiday season! Good health to all our families and friends in Ocean Park and all places near and far! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram : .instagram.com/oceanparkcivicleague

December Meeting

At the December OPCL meeting held on Zoom on December 8th, President Danny Murphy offered several updates. He hit the highlights of the District #9 Bayside Town Hall meeting organized by Council member Delceno Miles, noting that Parks and Rec plans to fix the washout area on the trail at Pleasure House Point. Third Precinct…

Beach Access Ordinance Vote at City Council Meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6!

Residents and OPCL board members have met several times with city staff concerning various issues with the Ocean Park beach access points. There has been considerable interest in these issues and the Ocean Park Civic League takes its role of providing information about the community seriously. In a surprise move, the city has proposed an…

Bayside Town Hall Meeting! Thank You Council Member Miles!

On Tuesday, November 29th from  6:30-8:00 pm, Council Member for District 9, Delceno Miles hosted a Bayside District Town Hall Meeting and invited everyone to hear updates from city staff on Public Works, Storm Water, Economic Development, Planning, Police, Housing and Neighborhood Preservation.

Ocean Park November Meeting

Thank you to residents for attending the November meeting at the Brock Center! Joash Schulman was kind enough to attend as he is starting right off getting to know his constituents! We passed the budget and voted in Christy Allen as the new Secretary of the civic league. Read all the details in the minutes!…