Ocean City Records Solid Summer Season, Despite Weekend Lost To Hermine Threat

Ocean City, NJ -- Ocean City’s summer season was a solid one, despite a Labor Day Weekend that was wiped out by the threat of Tropical Storm Hermine, which never materialized.

The city realized $4.12 million in beach fees this summer, which was $63,000 less than the record amount of fees realized in 2015, the Ocean City Gazette reports. A total of 483,351 beach tags were sold in 2016.

Ocean City made $3.14 million in parking fees this summer, and Mayor Jay Gillian told members of the business community that Parkmobile was happy with the number of people who used its parking app during the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s business summit at the Port-O-Call Hotel on Thursday night.

The city has made a total of $11.32 million in total revenue so far this year, including court fees, permits, the Aquatic and Fitness Center and other sources of revenue, according to the report.

Despite concerns from lost revenue during the final weekend of the tourist season, business owners on both the boardwalk and the downtown were satisfied with their revenues, according to ocnjdaily.com.

Ocean City Restaurant Association Treasurer Jane Davis said the restaurant association felt it had a good summer, but there was a concerning trend of mid-week drop-off in business for restaurants in the south end of town, according to the report.

Press of Atlantic City Meteorologist Dan Skeldon was invited to speak at the dinner to explain the connection between the weather forecast and business.

The newspaper meteorologist reportedly told the gathering he does try to be responsible in his forecasting, and that he understands the weather impacts business 100 percent.

According to the newspaper, his forecast calls for a “warm, dry summer” in 2017.

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