Businesses to OC: Reconsider Mita's Resort Hotel Plan
Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian called for civility at the Oct. 9 City Council meeting, where the future of the Wonderland Pier site was discussed.
Members of the city's business community attended the meeting to urge the council to reconsider its 6-1 vote in August, which refused to send the Planning Board a request to consider the site as an area in need of rehabilitation.
This decision led Eustace Mita, CEO of ICONA Resorts, to end his effort to build a 252-room luxury resort hotel complex, for which he was prepared to invest $150 million.
Eustace Mita declared he was ending his long effort to use the site for a luxury resort hotel complex.
Mita and his proposal continue to surface, and he attended the Oct. 9 meeting.
Author's summary: Ocean City businesses urge council to reconsider Mita's hotel plan.