North Myrtle Beach Sports Tourism Season Kicks Off with a Series of Sanctioned Ultimate Frisbee Events

A series of sanctioned Ultimate Frisbee Events will kick off the sports tourism season at the North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex. The public is invited to come out to watch the events.  All games will be played at the Wild Wing Café Soccer/Lacrosse Complex at the sports Complex.

Two of the events are sanctioned by USA Ultimate, the United States governing body for the sport of Ultimate Frisbee. All three Ultimate Frisbee events are run by Wilmington Ultimate, a nonprofit Ultimate Frisbee organization. 

The Easterns Qualifier will be held February 20-21 at the sports complex. This event serves as a preseason tournament for teams, with the winner receiving a free bid to the sanctioned Easterns Tournament March 18-20 at the sports complex. 25 colleges will compete in the Eastern Qualifier event, including the Universities of Michigan, Rutgers, Alabama, Georgetown, Penn, James Madison, Lehigh, Emory, Washington (St. Louis), Delaware, Tufts, NC State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Case Western Reserve, Ohio State, Tennessee, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Brown, Indiana, and Virginia and Kansas. Teams from Dartmouth College and the College of William & Mary will also compete.

The Easterns, March 18-20 at the sports complex, is one of the premier events of the college Ultimate Frisbee season. The event moved from other locations to North Myrtle Beach in 2014. The Easterns will feature 16 of the nation’s top men’s and 16 of the nation’s top women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams. A list of participating teams and game times will be released in coming weeks.

The DIII (Division III) Easterns will be held at the sports complex April 1-3. DIII Easterns is quickly becoming a premier event for the Division III Ultimate season.  North Myrtle Beach will welcome up to 20 Division III Open teams and up to 12 Division III Women’s teams. 

These three Ultimate Frisbee events are run by Wilmington Ultimate, a nonprofit Ultimate Frisbee organization.  For more information, visit their website at www.easterns.org

For more information on North Myrtle Beach Sports Tourism, visit www.nmbpark.com

Sidewalk Work to Result in Intermittent Closures of Southbound Curb Lane on Highway 17 Between Barefoot Landing and Commons Boulevard

On February 11, Benton Concrete will begin installing a 5 foot wide concrete sidewalk along the west side of Highway 17 between Barefoot Landing and Commons Boulevard. A majority of the work will be performed behind the curb.  Intermittent closures of the southbound curb lane will be required in order to allow trucks to pour concrete from within Highway 17. Each closure will last about 40 minutes. The sidewalk project is projected to be completed in two to three weeks, depending on weather conditions.

The sidewalk project is the first phase in achieving connectivity of the sidewalk system on the west side of Highway 17 between 46th Avenue South and Commons Boulevard. Proposed intersection improvements on Highway 17 between 48th Avenue south and Barefoot Resort Bridge Road will complete sidewalk connectivity.

SANTEE COOPER ARBORIST JEFF LANE IS FEATURED IN FREE FEBRUARY 11 SEMINAR AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACH LIBRARY

On February 11, Jeff Lane, certified arborist and supervisor of right-of-way management for Santee Cooper, will offer a seminar  on trees and tree maintenance in public rights of way and utility easements. The seminar will be held 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the North Myrtle Beach Library, 910  1st Avenue South. The seminar is free and open to the public.

With over 30 years of experience as an urban and utility forester, Jeff Lane is extremely well-versed in his field. He has served on and has been the chairman of the North Carolina (1994-1997) and South Carolina (1999-2004) Urban & Community Forestry Councils.

The seminar is part of the North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board’s ongoing effort to educate the general public about the value and purpose of trees and their care.

The North Myrtle Beach Tree City Board advises the City in all tree related matters; serves as a source of information about proper tree maintenance techniques and community tree management policies; make recommendations for public tree establishment, maintenance, protection and removal; provides input to the public grounds superintendent for the development of an annual work plan and long-range planning; reviews the City’s tree ordinance, tree planting master plan, and recommends changes to the same at least every two years; promotes and supports the Tree City USA program; and undertakes other responsibilities as City Council may direct.

North Myrtle Beach Public Safety Department Collects 60 Coasts for Homeless Youths, and Continues its Focus on “Sock It To Winter” Campaign

North Myrtle Beach Public Safety employees donated over 60 coats in two weeks for distribution to homeless youth in the North Myrtle Beach area.

The NMB Public Safety Department, in conjunction with Sea Haven, Inc., also continues its “Sock It To Winter” campaign, encouraging area residents and visitors to donate new socks for homeless youths and adults. P

Participants can drop off new socks at the North Myrtle Beach Fire Station closest to them. Any style or color of sock will be accepted, sizes youth to adult. New socks only, please.

Fire Station Locations:

-- Station 1 - 1015 2nd Avenue South

-- Station 2 - 307 Sea Mountain Highway

-- Station 3 - 803 33rd Avenue South

-- Station 4 - 5345 Little River Neck Road

-- Station 5 - 4740 Barefoot Resort Bridge Road

Cherry Grove Canals Dredging Project Update

On December 14, 2015 the North Myrtle Beach City Council approved the final assessment roll for the Cherry Grove Canals Dredging Project. On December 17, 2015, the City filed that final assessment roll with the Horry County Register of Deeds and the Horry County Clerk of Court. When property owners included in the assessment district receive their annual property tax bill from Horry County in October of 2016, their first annual assessment for the dredging project will be included as part of that bill.

During their regularly scheduled February 15, 2016 meeting, the North Myrtle Beach City Council will consider first reading of a bond ordinance to finance the initial dredge of the Cherry Grove canals.

The current schedule has dredging occurring from November 2016 through April 2017.

It appears that a small number of canal property owners are inclined to file lawsuits against the City because they disagree with City Council’s decision to move forward with the dredging project as designed.  While it is the right of any property owner to file a lawsuit, the City wants all concerned to be aware of the practical impact this will have on the project.

The City cannot enter into dredging and financing contracts with litigation pending. Lawsuits are expensive for both sides and they can take years to conclude.

The City’s current dredging permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will allow the City to accomplish the two planned dredges, but only if the initial dredge is not delayed by litigation. A delay may well require the City to expend additional resources to extend the existing permit or to obtain a new permit. This diversion of resources might well leave a second dredge unfeasible within the City’s current cost predictions. 

The City did not propose to property owners that the canals be dredged. Property owners have for over a decade asked the City to head up an effort to dredge the canals. The City has done that, spending close to $3 million in court to determine who actually owns the canals—the State, and committing to invest more than $2 million in actual project costs. Add to those costs an abundance of City staff time and resources.

The City has pursued and continues to pursue all avenues for funding assistance for this project. These include federal and state agencies, potential public and private grants, and more.

An untrue rumor continues to persist among some property owners that the nearby Town of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, used Town funds to have similar canals in its jurisdiction dredged for the homeowners who live along them.

North Myrtle Beach City Council and staff visited Ocean Isle Beach, toured the canals located there, and talked directly with the town’s Mayor about how the canals are dredged. Ocean Isle Beach has never spent Town funds to dredge the canals located there. All dredging costs have been paid for by those who own property along the canals that are dredged because they are the primary beneficiaries of the dredging. Those same property owners continue to pay into a canal maintenance fund. Following their initial dredge, maintenance dredges have become less expensive.

In summary, it would be illogical for any property owner to expect a better answer as to how to fund this project. All funding avenues have been explored and, thus far, exhausted. The only possible result of lawsuits regarding this project would be for the City to have to abandon this project, which, again, it was requested to accomplish by canal property owners. Left unattended, the channels will eventually fill in to the point where they are no longer navigable even at high tide. The City hopes that this does not occur.

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