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The Horry County Board of Education unanimously agreed Monday night to spend $15 million to fund school safety and security initiatives, inclu…
The nearly $16 million proposal includes a 120-unit apartment complex.
County officials on Tuesday said cost overruns with some RIDE III projects may drain all of the funding from the program before the list of voter-approved roads can be completed. That means any unfinished roads would need an additional funding source. Under state law, if voters approve a RIDE IV program — which is expected to go before county voters in a 2024 referendum — the incomplete RIDE III projects would move to the top of the RIDE IV list.
More than $300 million is expected to come to South Carolina over the next 18 years as part of the national opioid settlement, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Friday. The settlement money is expected to begin arriving later this year.
Myrtle Beach City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a $126 million contribution to I-73, the long-awaited interstate that would connect the area to I-95.
Horry County Schools will soon receive over $2.2 million in additional funding for students with disabilities from the American Rescue Plan Act, according to the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE).
Gov. Henry McMaster and S.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Christy Hall are scheduled to hold a 3 p.m. news conference Monday at the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce to discuss I-73, according to an invitation from the chamber that was sent to local leaders. The invitation doesn’t say how much state money McMaster wants to see directed to I-73, but local officials said the amount being discussed is in the range of $300-360 million.
On Tuesday, Horry County leaders agreed to postpone talks on I-73 funding because state lawmakers gave them more time to work with Grand Strand cities on crafting a local funding package for the interstate.Â
Horry County and Grand Strand cities are in talks about a $250 million local funding plan for I-73 that would rely heavily on hospitality fee revenues.Â
County officials had previously voted for higher impact fees — at least $4,838 per home and nearly $7,500 per 1,000 square feet of retail space, excluding stormwater fees — but at their third and final vote they opted to approve lower ones.