Cherry Grove Property Owners have Second Opportunity to Prepay Cherry Grove Canals Dredging Assessment

Property owners who are part of the Cherry Grove Canals Dredging Project Assessment District who would like to make a partial or full assessment prepayment in order to avoid the remaining years of assessment fees for the first dredge or both dredges have until 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2017 to do so.

STANDARD PARCEL PREPAYMENT OPTIONS

PREPAYMENT OPTION #1BOTH DREDGESSTANDARD PARCEL

An owner of a standard parcel (not a condo) may make a full assessment prepayment of $17,433.23 no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2017. That means the payment must be in the City’s possession by that time and date. Make check payable to: City of North Myrtle Beach. Mail check to: Attention: Pat Dowling, City of North Myrtle Beach, 1018 Second Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

This amount of $17,433.23 has been calculated in accordance with the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Assessment (RMA). With the exception of a $50 administrative expense fee that is included in the total, this amount reflects each parcel’s share of the outstanding City borrowing, as required by the RMA.

IMPORTANT - The $17,433.23 prepayment does NOT include the assessment fee of $2,400 that will be billed this fall on the Horry County real property tax bill and which comes due January 15, 2017. You must also pay this assessment fee. Do not remit this $2,400 assessment fee to the City of North Myrtle Beach. Pay the assessment amount to the Horry County Treasurer as part of your total real property tax bill.

PREPAYMENT OPTION #2 – FIRST DREDGE ONLY – STANDARD PARCEL

An owner of a standard parcel (not a condo) may make a partial payment of $9,139.93 no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2017. That means the payment must be in the City’s possession by that time and date. Make check payable to: City of North Myrtle Beach. Mail check to: Attention: Pat Dowling, City of North Myrtle Beach, 1018 Second Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

This amount has been calculated in accordance with the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Assessment (RMA). With the exception of a $50 administrative expense fee that is included in the total, this amount reflects each parcel’s share of the outstanding City borrowing, as required by the RMA.

IMPORTANT - The $9,139.93 prepayment does NOT include the assessment fee of $2,400 that will be billed this fall on the Horry County real property tax bill and which comes due January 15, 2017. You must also pay this assessment fee. Do not remit this $2,400 assessment fee to the City of North Myrtle Beach. Pay the assessment amount to the Horry County Treasurer as part of your total real property tax bill.

CONDO PARCEL PREPAYMENT OPTIONS

PREPAYMENT OPTION #1BOTH DREDGESCONDO PARCEL

An owner of a condo parcel may make a full assessment prepayment of $12,044.32 no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2017. That means the payment must be in the City’s possession by that time and date. Make check payable to: City of North Myrtle Beach. Mail check to: Attention: Pat Dowling, City of North Myrtle Beach, 1018 Second Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

This amount has been calculated in accordance with the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Assessment (RMA). With the exception of a $50 administrative expense fee that is included in the total, this amount reflects each parcel’s share of the outstanding City borrowing, as required by the RMA.

IMPORTANT - The $12,044.32 prepayment does NOT include the assessment fee of $2,400 that will be billed this fall on the Horry County real property tax bill and which comes due January 15, 2017. You must also pay this assessment fee. Do not remit this $2,400 assessment fee to the City of North Myrtle Beach. Pay the assessment amount to the Horry County Treasurer as part of your total property tax bill.

PREPAYMENT OPTION #2 – FIRST DREDGE ONLY – CONDO PARCEL

An owner of a condo parcel may make a payment of $6,322.05 no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2017. That means the payment must be in the City’s possession by that time and date. Make check payable to: City of North Myrtle Beach. Mail check to: Attention: Pat Dowling, City of North Myrtle Beach, 1018 Second Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.

This amount has been calculated in accordance with the Rate and Method of Apportionment of Assessment (RMA). With the exception of a $50 administrative expense fee that is included in the total, this amount reflects each parcel’s share of the outstanding City borrowing, as required by the RMA.

IMPORTANT - The $6,322.05 prepayment does NOT include the assessment fee of $2,400 that will be billed this fall on the Horry County real property tax bill and which comes due January 15, 2017. You must also pay this assessment fee. Do not remit this $2,400 assessment fee to the City of North Myrtle Beach. Pay the assessment amount to the Horry County Treasurer as part of your total property tax bill.


NOTE: The prepayment amounts given for all of the above categories will remain the same between now and 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2017.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Pat Dowling at (843) 280-5612 or pcdowling@nmb.us

Mayor Marilyn Hatley Joins Horry County Leaders on Visit to Washington, DC -- Urges Funding for 2018 Federal Beach Renourishment Project

On September 21, Mayor Marilyn Hatley joined with other Horry County leaders to visit with U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator Tim Scott, U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn, U.S. Representative Tom Rice, the House Appropriations staff, and the Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, DC to discuss the need for beach renourishment along the Grand Strand.

Accompanying Mayor Hatley were Horry County Council Chairman Mark Lazarus, Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes, North Myrtle Beach City Manager Mike Mahaney, Horry County Administrator Chris Eldridge, Myrtle Beach City Manager John Pedersen, Horry County Assistant Administrator Justin Powell, Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Brad Dean, Director of South Carolina Parks Recreation & Tourism Duane Parrish, Warwick Group Consultants President Howard Marlowe, and former U.S. Representative John Napier.

The group reviewed the history of 10-year federal beach renourishment projects along the Grand Strand; discussed the damage that continued beach erosion could do to the Grand Strand’s $7.4 billion tourism industry, which supports 81,000 jobs; and requested that the 2018 Federal Budget, now being developed, include the federal share of the scheduled 2018 Grand Strand beach renourishment project.

The group also stressed that property abutting the dune line along the Grand Strand, which is protected and enhanced through beach renourishment, is worth more than $3.5 billion. Over the past several years, the dune line has been severely compromised in some locations and areas behind the dune line have been flooded, such as in Cherry Grove.

Specifically, the group asked for funding for all sections of Grand Strand beaches for the scheduled but currently unfunded 2018 federal beach renourishment project. The State of South Carolina has already appropriated $30 million for its share of the project. The cities of North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach, and Horry County, have committed to having their shares of project funding in place when the federal share of funding is made available.


SHOWN CLOCKWISE FROM CENTER IN PHOTO: Lindsey Graham, Mark Lazarus, John Rhodes, Marilyn Hatley, Mike Mahaney, Chris Eldridge, John Napier, Justin Powell, John Pedersen, Brad Dean, Duane Parrish.

Hip Pocket Band Performs in a FREE September 29 Concert at the Horseshoe on Main Street

You are invited to enjoy a free September 29, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., concert featuring the Hip Pocket Band at the Horseshoe on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach. The Hip Pocket Band is a variety band from Greensboro, North Carolina.

The free concert is part of the North Myrtle Beach Parks & Recreation Department’s Music on Main summer concert series sponsored by Anderson Brothers Bank (www.abbank.com).

Concert-goers are encouraged to bring beach chairs.


For day of event weather information call the “Rec Check” hotline at (843) 280-5594 ext. 3, follow on Facebook, or visit their website http://parks.nmb.us.

Register Now for October 12 Human Trafficking Forum at The Conference Center at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach

The General Federation of Womens Clubs (GFWC) North Myrtle Beach Womans Club, in collaboration with the City of North Myrtle Beach, City of Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, Horry County Government, McLeod Seacoast, Elliott Realty, WPDE TV 15, and the North Myrtle Beach Times, invites the public to participate in a Community Forum on Human Trafficking on Wednesday, October 12, 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at The Conference Center at Barefoot Resort, 2250 Premier Resorts Boulevard, North Myrtle Beach.


The purpose of the forum is to raise awareness of human trafficking and its devastating effects on our communities. Forum discussion topics will include:
  • How people are targeted and held against their will
  • Who the victims are, and how to recognize them
  •  The kind of help needed by people who have been trafficked – physically and mentally
  • A review of cases in South Carolina, what the Federal and State laws are, the difficulties law enforcement face, success stories
  • Community resources and gaps

 South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is the key note speaker.

Other speakers include Carrie Fisher-Sherald, Assistant US Attorney, Department of Justice; Robyn Causey, Horry Georgetown Technical College Professor; and Jennifer Coaxum, Law Enforcement TrainerUSC School of Law.

An afternoon panel discussion will include Experiences from the Frontline” with representatives from Sea Haven, Inc., Doors of Freedom, Myrtle Beach Immigration and Law Enforcement, and the Eastern Carolina Coalition Against Human Trafficking.

North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club Chairperson-Elect and Forum Chairperson Kowena Suckstorf said, After hearing Attorney General Alan Wilson speak at our GFWC state convention last year, the North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club wanted to make others more aware about what is going on in our state and our communities regarding human trafficking. It is frightening. We have been surprised by the interest in this forum and we are overwhelmed by the support shown from area governments, who are probably encountering this issue more than we realize. If we make the commitment to educate ourselves about human trafficking, we can better prepare ourselves to stand up to this sort of crime.

The public is encouraged to attend this forum. The $15 registration fee includes a boxed lunch. Register online at www.humantraffickingcommunityforum.eventbrite.com.

Those who want to continue to learn more about human trafficking after the October 12 forum can participate in an October 18, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. workshop at the Myrtle Beach Education Center, 79th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach. The North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club has partnered with Coastal Carolina Universitys Division of Academic & Community Outreach to offer the follow-up workshop. The workshop will continue the focus on human trafficking through readings, case studies, and discussion. Persons who attend both the October 12 forum and the October 18 workshop may be eligible to receive one continuing education credit (CEU).

For more information, contact Kowena Suckstorf at 843-399-6950 or email vpmbrnmbwc@gmail.com.




GFWC North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club Community Forum: Human Trafficking
October 12, 2016
Forum Schedule



Welcome and Introductions

10am-11am                                        Alan Wilson, South Carolina Attorney General

11am-12pm                                        Robyn Causey, Assistant Chair and Professor at Horry
Georgetown Technical College

12pm-1pm                                          Lunch (with some video presentations)

1pm-1:45pm                                       Carrie Fisher-Sherald, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Department of Justice

1:45pm-2:15pm                                  Jennifer Coaxum, Law Enforcement Trainer with Children’s
Law Center at USC School of Law

2:15pm-2:30pm                                  Break; set up for panel

2:30pm-3:50pm                                  Panel: Christina Jackson with Sea Haven, Inc.

Founder and Board Member, Andrea Wind and also Board
Member Detective Heidi Jackson, Lighthouse for Life

Sharon Rikard, Doors to Freedom

Peter Woods, Myrtle Beach Police Officer

NMB Dept of Public Safety/Law Enforcement representative

Kelly O’Neill-Bagwell:  President of Eastern Carolina Coalition
Against Human Trafficking

Donusia Lipinski, Immigration Attorney

3:50pm -4pm                                      Wrap Up


About the North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club

GFWC North Myrtle Beach Womans Club is a large, active General Federation of Womans Clubs charitable organization that has been active in North Myrtle Beach since 1974. The group is a service organization and raises funds each year to aid charities supporting women, children, and youth. To learn more about the club visit its web site at www.northmyrtlebeachwomansclub.com.

Beach tents, surfing, and dogs on the beach in North Myrtle Beach


  1. Tents are allowed on the beach in the city of North Myrtle Beach from September 16 through May 14. No shading devices may be placed within the emergency vehicle access lane, which is the area approximately twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) feet seaward of the dune line and parallel to the shoreline that will be marked by city trash cans, pylons and/or flags. The director of the department of public safety or his designee shall have the authority to establish unobstructed emergency access lanes perpendicular to the shoreline for emergency vehicles, personnel and/or other emergency equipment to access the surf or other areas of the beach in the event of an emergency. Emergency access lanes perpendicular to the shoreline shall remain open and unobstructed until the director of public safety or his designee determines the emergency access lane is no longer necessary.
  2. Surfing restrictions do not apply September 16 through May 14, except that it is unlawful to surf within 300 feet of any pier, all surfers are required to wear a surfing leash at all times, and the director of public safety or his designee may temporarily prohibit surfboarding and/or skim-boarding in a given area for public safety purposes.
  3. Dogs are allowed on the beach at any time September 16 through May 14. No person having the ownership, possession or control of any dog shall allow such dog to run at large within the city, which includes the beach. Any dog which is off the property of the person having the ownership, possession or control of such dog, shall be on a leash not exceeding 7 feet in length and shall be under the control of the person having custody of such dog.

Temporary “No Swimming” Signs Posted At Four Specific Locations In North Myrtle Beach Due To Ocean Water Sampling Results

Residents and visitors are advised to heed temporary “No Swimming” signs that are being posted today at 17th Avenue South, 9th Avenue South, 7th Avenue South and 3rd Avenue North on the oceanfront in North Myrtle Beach. People should not swim within 200 feet on either side of these temporary signs.

The “No Swimming” notices for these specific locations are being posted because regularly scheduled ocean water samples taken for the City by Coastal Carolina University’s Environmental Quality Lab on September 14, 2016 and received today showed the elevated presence of enterococci bacteria in the water at these specific locations.

Protocol requires that follow up samples be collected, and those samples were taken on September 15, 2016. If the new water samples are found to be within acceptable levels as established by SC DHEC (104 or lower), the public will be notified and the temporary signs will be removed. If the levels are found to not fall within acceptable limits, the signs will remain in place as further testing is accomplished and until the levels fall to within acceptable limits.

The September 14, 2016 readings are as follows:
  • 17th Avenue South – 373
  • 9th Avenue South – 2110
  • 7th Avenue South – 703
  • 3rd Avenue North – 256
All other sampling locations were found to be well under the 104 ceiling established by SC DHEC.