Public Meeting: 9th and Wesley Plans

The owner of a vacant corner lot at the heart of Ocean City is inviting citizens and city officials to a public meeting to share ideas for the property.

Matt Dice, a co-owner of a half-acre lot at the corner of Ninth Street and Wesley Avenue, is trying to sell the property and listing it at $3.25 million. But because of the lot's prominent location on the Ninth Street gateway to Ocean City and adjacent to the city's downtown shopping district, Dice is suggesting the future of the property is a matter of public interest.

At a public meeting Thursday, Dice showed City Council members a site plan that included 74 parking spaces. He asked the city to consider purchasing the lot as a way to address a lack of downtown parking.

Dice invited City Council, the city administration and the public to a meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, in Room 116 at the  to share ideas for the future of the property.