City of Myrtle Beach

1. The week�s meeting schedule and agendas are available. Items of interest may include City Council�s special workshop at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, at the Train Depot to meet with the board of the Grand Strand Humane Society. Also of interest may be Tuesday�s 5:15 p.m. meeting at the Train Depot to which all members of the city�s boards, commissions and committees have been invited to provide their input on the city�s Comprehensive Plan update.

2. Details of Myrtle Beach�s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2008-09 are available. The proposed budget totals $139.1 million for operations, debt service and new capital projects. As proposed, the budget includes a three mill increase in the property tax rate, the first increase in five years. Three extra mills would cost the owner of a $250,000 home an additional $30 per year. City Council is scheduled to consider first reading on the budget at its May 13 meeting. Two readings are required, and a budget must be approved by July 1.

3. A new Dutch version of the bicycle safety brochure has been posted as a print-on-demand PDF file. The English, Spanish and Russian versions of the brochure are still available at that address, and we�ve updated both the Spanish and Russian translations to provide more clarity. Members of the business community and others are encouraged to print and distribute the bicycle safety brochures to customers and guests.

4. High school and college students who are interested in law enforcement careers may apply for the second student version of the Citizens Police Academy. The session will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Tuesday from July 1 to August 5. Student applicants must be at least 17, must reside in Horry County and must undergo a criminal background check and driver�s license check. Applications are available at the Ted C. Collins Law Enforcement Center and the Law Enforcement Center Annex and are due by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 6. Contact Sgt. Eric Di Lorenzo at 918-1803 for more information.

5. Construction is nearly complete on the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Wall of Service at Warbird Park. Everyone who served honorably at the former Air Force Base, whether military or civilian, is eligible to be recognized on the new Wall of Service at Warbird Park. Each name will be displayed on a two-by-seven-inch engraved nameplate, available for $20. Text is limited to grade, name and years of service. If you, a family member or a loved one served on the base from 1941 to 1993, complete the application form or visit the Myrtle Beach City Hall. For more information, contact the Planning Department at 918-1050. Dedication ceremonies for the Wall of Service, Warbird Park and Valor Memorial Garden will be held Saturday, May 31.

6. The Weekly Road Construction Report is available.

7. The Police Unity Tour is the subject of our Photos of the Week, and the bicyclists stopped today to remember two Myrtle Beach police officers who were killed in the line of duty. The fund-raising cyclists are riding to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

8. Did you know.... That the list of hurricane names for 2008 begins with Arthur and ends with Wilfred? Here are the official names for the 2008 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30: Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paloma, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky and Wilfred. The names are created by the National Hurricane Center. Originally, only female names were used, but the list now alternates between male and female names.

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Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

Phone: (843) 918-1000

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