Ocean City Development Corporation
~ Ocean City MD ~

Downtown Utility Box Project

The OCDC, working with volunteers from the Art League of Ocean City, completed the painting of 10 downtown utility boxes between March 2004 and October 2004. The local electrical company, Conectiv, provided approval to paint their utility boxes. The OCDC cleaned and primed the boxes while Art League volunteers designed and painted the utility boxes. The OCDC purchased the paint and supplies for this project. This project took hundreds of volunteer hours and has added another reason to visit downtown Ocean City. This project is a noteworthy addition to the OCDC Downtown Public Art Program. The OCDC greatly appreciates the efforts put forth by the Art League members and particularly its project coordinator, Jody Veader.

During the spring of 2004, the four local area high schools of Worcester County each painted a Delmarva Power utility box along Philadelphia Avenue in downtown Ocean City. This one day project involved substantial coordination between the Worcester County School Board, the art teachers of the four high schools, student volunteers, and the OCDC. The OCDC provided the materials (paint, brushes, and refreshments) and the high schools provided the volunteer labor.

"Fish" on South Division St. designer: Betsy Hall Harrison "Sea Birds" on South 1st St designer: Jody Veader "Crustaceans" on S. Div. St. designer: Joy Faulkner "Tourists" on Dorchester St. designer: Barbara Hager "Assateaque Ponies" on Worcester St.-Isobel Troutman "Boats" on Caroline Street designer: George Hamaty "Maryland Flowers" on Somerset St. by Sharon Himes "Marsh Birds" on Somerset Street by Sharon Waltersdorff "Landmarks" on Talbot Street designer: Jim Adcock "Beach People" on Wicomico St. designer: Richard Matthews Stephen Decatur High School Worcester Preparatory School Snow Hill High School Pocomoke High School Chedar Chapel & Snow Hill High School Somerset Plaza by Todd Leisure Sponsored by International Student Services, Inc.

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