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Monday, May 18, 2009
News Myrtle Beach will learn, businesses want to oust the mayor
Posted By Cheris Hodges on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:59 AM
There was a time when getting a hotel room in May at Myrtle Beach was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
Not this year and business owners aren't happy.
According to the Myrtle Beach Sun News, local business owners are mad and they're taking that anger all the way to the ballot boxes.
Hotel owner Jack Rabon said rooms at The Diplomat and the Chesterfield Inn remained empty, and he does not know if that will change next week."We have always had 100 percent occupancy during bike week," Rabon said.
"We've had 10 or 12 rooms rented this year. We're going to take matters into our own hands. [The city council] absolutely took our business away."
Rabon's van was decorated with signs asking people to oust Rhodes and the council.
He said others were joining the protest this week.
Myrtle Beach's new rules for bikers didn't just hurt business in that town, I noticed that the small towns (especially the one where my parents live) didn't have the traffic that I remember growing up. The bikers that I did see looked pissed.
But they brought it on themselves. Myrtle Beach made it clear that they were pulling up the welcome mat, but they still went.
And it's about to start all over again:
The Atlantic Beach Bikefest begins Friday and runs through Memorial Day weekend."We're still hosting the event, and it is still going forward as planned," said Atlantic Beach Town Manager Kenneth McIver.
"We might be a little bit down, but are still expecting a large number of people."
The town had sold about 10 vendor permits by Friday, McIver said.
About 80 vendors set up shop last year, he said.
I'm all for bikers doing their thing, but stop going where you aren't wanted and let the locals see how much they need your money!
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