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OK Folks,
This is the official statement of the Horry County Chapter of ABATE on the bike week issue.

We feel that the decision to extend the dates of the spring rally to overlap with Memorial weekend is a bad decision on the part of Phil Schoonover. The Horry County Chapter of ABATE is officially calling for a boycott of all the dealerships and clothing outlets that are owned by Phil Schoonover, and we hope that the biker community as a whole will come together with us on this boycott until such time as Mr. Schoonover retracts his plan of the over lapping dates he has proposed for this year. We feel that this is just a slap in the face towards the county council, and that this is one mans decision !! This is not the general opinion of the larger part of the biker community. Because of this one mans decision, we have heard that the county council is considering pulling all permits for this year. We respectfully ask the council to reconsider this action. It would be very detrimental to the business community and may very well force some of the smaller mom & pop business's to close their doors due to the lack of income that they depend on during the bike rally.
We feel that over lapping these events would be overwhelming on the ability of Horry County to police all the events at one time. The last thing we want to see is any event getting out of hand. We feel that two different bike rally's combined with the normal Memorial events would be just to much for Horry County to handle, and would cause way to much traffic confusion for any tourist to enjoy their stay here on the Grand Strand. Also, changing the dates this late in the game is a foolish decision, and makes it difficult on the part of the tourists and vendors to plan their schedule's.
Now, if Mr. Schoonover really feels the need to extend the dates of the spring rally, then he should show enough respect for city and county councils, and ABATE and the biker community to sit down with all of us and discuss his intentions at least a year in advance.!!!
Now, ABATE does feel that a small extension to take place earlier in the month of May so as not to over lap to many tourists at one time could be very beneficial to all business small and large, but again not this late in the game. It does not give the county time to make the proper preparations. Out of respect, these type of plans should be discussed at least a year in advance.
Again, ABATE is respectfully requesting that the Horry County Council reconsider their thoughts of pulling the permits for this year that are already in place.

Thank you very much for your attention in this matter,

Gary P. Balcom Coordinator: ABATE of Horry County.
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS !! GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BE AFRAID OF THEIR PEOPLE !!! V.
ALWAYS SPEAK YOUR MIND !!
GOD BLESS TO ALL AND PLEASE REMEMBER THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION YEAR. EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET OUT AND VOTE !! PLEASE RIDE SAFE !!
www.horryabate.com


 

 

 

Horry County Council Members: www.horrycounty.org

Name Title Phone Address/Email
Tom Rice Chairman 449-4493 950 48th Ave, North, Suite 200
Harold Worley District #1 249-1436 2859 Hwy 111, Little River 29566
Brent Shultz District #2 915-5120 1298 Professional Dr., MB 29577
Marion Foxworth District #3 602-9111 PO Box 1642, MB 29578
Gary Loftus District #4 340-9982 PO Box 1236, Conway 29528
Howard Barnard III District #5 602-9677 PO Box15703, Surfside 29587
Bob Grabowski District #6 457-3237 4897 Hwy 17 Bypass, MB 29577
James Frazier District #7 397-5423 725 Bucksport Rd, Conway 29527
Carl Swartzkopf District #8 347-9591 105 University Cir, Conway 29526
Paul Prince District #9 756-8916 1020 Virginia Dr, Loris 29569
Jody Prince District #10 283-8451 PO Box 1236, Conway 29528
Al Alan District #11 358-0100 PO Box 1236, Conway 29528

City of Myrtle Beach Council  www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Name Title Phone Address/Email
John Rhodes Mayor 918-1004

5712 Springs Avenue, Myrtle Beach, SC  29577 jrhodes@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Wayne Gray

Council/Mayor Pro Tem

918-1004

5710 Longleaf Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC  29572 wgray@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Michael Chestnut Council 918-1004

1202 Ragin Street, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 mchestnut@cityofmyrtlebeach.com

Mike Lowder Council 918-1004
 

1051 Park Dr, 29577
Susan Grissom Means Council 918-1004

990 Antilles Court, Myrtle Beach, SC  29577 sgmeans@sc.rr.com

Philip Render Council 918-1004

5709 Quail Hollow Lane, Myrtle Beach, SC  29577

Randal Wallace Council 918-1004

6506-C Wildwood Trail, Myrtle Beach, SC  29572 randalrgw1@aol.com

Thomas Leath City Manager 918-1012 tleath@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
Thomas Ellenburg City Attorney 918-1012 Tellenburg@cityofmyrtlebeach.com
 

North Myrtle Beach City Council

Surfside Beach Town Council

Mayor

K. Allen Deaton

913-6330

allendeaton@surfsidebeach.org

Town Council

Vicki Blair

913-6111

vickiblair@surfsidebeach.org

Town Council

Mark Johnson

913-6111

markjohnson@surfsidebeach.org

Town Council

Douglas F. Samples

913-6111

dougsamples@surfsidebeach.org

Town Council

Rod Smith

913-6111

rodsmith@surfsidebeach.org

Town Council

Bob Childs

913-6111

bobschilds@surfsidebeach.org

Town Council

Ann Dodge

913-6111

Anndodge@surfsidebeach.org


 

 

Mayor

Marilyn Hatley

280-8878

mayorhatley@nmb.us

       

Councilman

Hank Thomas

243-2100

hank.thomas@century21thomas.com

       

Councilman

Greg Duckworth

902-8050

gduckman@aol.com

     

Councilman

J.O. Baldwin

272-5853

jobaldwin@sc.rr.com

       

Councilman

Terry White

272-6115

terry@white-realty.com

       

Councilwoman

Doris Williams

249-4116

dewilliams@nmb.us

       

Councilman

Robert Cavanaugh

249-1712

rjcavanaugh@nmb.us

 
 
 
 
 
Surfside Town Council
Office Name Phone Address/Email
Mayor K. Allen Deaton 913-6330 allendeaton@surfsidebeach.org
Town Councilwoman Vicki Blair 913-6111 vickiblair@surfsidebeach.org
Town Councilman Mark Johnson 913-6111 markjohnson@surfsidebeach.org
Town Councilman Douglas F. Samples 913-6111 dougsamples@surfsidebeach.org
Town Councilman Rod Smith 913-6111 rodsmith@surfsidebeach.org
Town Councilman Bob Childs 913-6111 bobchilds@surfsidebeach.org
Town Councilwoman Ann Dodge 913-6111 anndodge@surfisdebeach.org


 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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