A growing number of people are making shorter trips instead of getting weeklong rentals, and developer Eustace Mita believes his $135 million project is what the shore town needs.

Since Gillian’s Wonderland Pier shut down in October, there has been a steady stream of outraged voices among Ocean City loyalists. Even after developer Eustace Mita said his “Icona in Wonderland” hotel plan would save Gillian’s historic carousel and landmark Ferris wheel,

Plans for a multi-million dollar hotel on Gillian’s Wonderland Pier drew concerns Monday night in a heated town hall at the Ocean City Library. Residents of the Jersey Shore city voiced their objections on a resort built at the historic site.