On June 17, 2008, The City of Myrtle Beach approved a motion to raise your taxes to eliminate tourists from our area. They have raised taxes 3 mills, or about $1 million dollars, to eliminate 500,000 of the 13 million visitors that have visited Myrtle Beach every year since 1940.*
*Early estimates forecast the economic impact for the 500,000 bikers who attended the 2008 rallies to be
$100 MILLION DOLLARS.
While discussing the Myrtle Beach bike rallies on June 17th, 2008 Council Member Chuck Martino Jr. stated:
"We're going to have to displace them with the tourists we want, then when the bikers want to come, the hotel rooms are already full." "But if we don't replace them, I don't think three mills is going to make up for the lost revenue."
Do you want your taxes raised to eliminate tourists? Do you want Chuck Martino Jr. deciding who comes to Myrtle Beach? Do you think it is PROPER City Policy to discriminate one tourist against another?
If you don't want Chuck Martino and other City Council Members deciding who can visit Myrtle Beach and raising taxes to LOSE money, we IMPLORE you to get involved and let your opinion be heard.
Here's How:
Get involved by attending meetings, writing and calling your local council representatives and work to get others involved.
Helpful Tips/Contact Information:
Council Information and Etiquette
When introducing yourself at the next City Council meeting, give your name and address in Horry County. Next, express your opinion about bike week and how you would like the council members to handle the bike week activities. (You can also ask how they feel about the situation.) In closing, thank them for their time and service and tell them you will remember this interaction during their next campaign.
Horry County Council
Liz Gilland, Chair
(843) 248-9107
chairman@horrycounty.org
Bob Grabowski*
(843) 421-8899
mbbob@yahoo.com
Howard Barnard
(843) 602-9677
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
Brent Schulz
(843) 915-5120
schulzb@horrycounty.org
Harold Worley
(843) 249-1436
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
Mike Ryan*
(843) 215-1672
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
James Frazier
(843) 397-5423
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
Carl Schwarzkopf
(843) 347-9591
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
Paul Prince*
(843) 756-8916
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
Kevin Hardee*
(843) 756-8100
kjhardee@sccoast.net
Al Allen
(843) 756-8100
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
Marion Foxworth*
(843) 448-0930
countycouncil@horrycounty.org
*Up for re-election in November
Myrtle Beach City Council
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OFFICE (843) 918-1004
John Rhodes, Mayor, jrhodes@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Wayne Gray, wgray@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Michael Chestnut, mchestnut@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Chuck W. Martino Jr., cmartino@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Susan Grissom Means, smeans@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Philip Render, prender@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Randal G. Wallace, rwallace@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
If bikers are the first group to go, who is next?
If you are interested in taking an active role in working to save, not only bike week, but other events and groups in Myrtle Beach, email info@mbbikeweeks.com
Let's stop the raising of taxes to eliminate tourists!
http://horrycounty.org/council/index.asp Horry County Council Info
http://cityofmyrtlebeach.com/meetings.html Myrtle Beach Meeting Schedule
http://cityofmyrtlebeach.com/contacts.html Myrtle Beach Contact Info
http://mbbikeweeks.com for bike week info and updates
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