Ocean City plans for tourist season but not climate change

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer tourist season in Ocean City each year, and businesses and property owners have spent weeks getting ready for 2024’s onslaught. The Eastern Shore town, with a year-round population of 7,000, expects as many as a quarter-million visitors on peak summer days ahead. There’s a plan to widen Route 90, and a proposal for a new sports complex as well as expanded downtown bus service.