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Horry County Council Regular Meeting – September 2, 2025

County Council — Tuesday, September 2, 2025
BodyHorry County, South Carolina
SessionCounty Council
DateTuesday, September 2, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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We will call to order the regular meeting for County Council for September 2nd, 2025.

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We start on time so we can end on time.

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We start every meeting the same way with invocation tonight by Mr.

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Howard, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, which will be led by Mr.

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Anderson.

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If I can get everybody please stand.

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Thank you, O Lord, for bringing us together tonight and looking after all of us and giving us safe passage.

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Please look after all of our first responders, protect them, bring them home at night.

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And all these things in Jesus' name, amen.

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Amen.

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Ladies and gentlemen, attention to the United States flag.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which we stand.

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One nation under liberty.

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Thank you.

0:57

Three seated.

0:59

Next up is our public input.

1:01

We have Mr.

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James Milward, a frequent speaker who knows all the rules.

1:07

And uh if he'll come up and tell us what I think he's given us an update on the Saucus T Recycling Center from the last time he was here.

1:15

Can we turn on this machine here?

1:20

Get that up there somehow.

1:29

There we go.

1:34

There we go.

1:35

Thank you, sir.

1:37

This is what I talked about last time I was here a couple months ago, and this is exactly what I wanted.

1:43

And I just want to say thank you to every one of you for being a part of it and getting it done.

1:48

And all of you in your districts need to go and look at your recycling centers and see if this will work for you.

1:55

This is a simple fix.

1:56

Sometimes the simplest fixes work the best.

2:00

All it is a little bit of paint.

2:02

It's keeping the people to one side, it's telling other people they can pass those cars because it's a broken up line.

2:08

It's just beautiful.

2:09

To me, it's it's it's my legacy.

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It's something that I got done before I died.

2:15

So I just want to thank everybody for for being a part of this county and caring and loving the people out here because that's what it takes.

2:24

I know a lot of us are a pain in the butt, and I'm one of the biggest ones.

2:27

My wife can tell you.

2:28

I'm going on 50 years, November the 20th will be 50th anniversary.

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I don't know why she's kept me, but evidently I'm worth something.

2:36

And I just want to tell you all that I love y'all and thank you so much for what you've done.

2:41

Thank you.

2:42

Thank you for coming out.

2:43

We appreciate it.

2:44

And with that, we will close the public input session and move forward to the agenda contents.

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Before we do that, I would like to if there's no objection, we'll do this by acclamation.

2:55

Paragraph number six, ordinance 80-2025 will be deferred to the November 18th meeting.

3:02

So uh if there's no further objection, we will approve the agenda contents as amended.

3:08

Also, for the same thing for the regular meeting minutes of August 19th, 2025.

3:13

Hearing no objection, we'll approve that by acclamation.

3:16

Move forward to the consent agenda as amended.

3:19

If we can get one motion.

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All in favor, aye.

3:23

Aye.

3:24

Can you oppose the consent agenda as amended hereby passes unanimously?

3:29

Moving on to presentations and resolutions.

3:32

First is the resolution R-111-2025 to adopt the Ory County Home Consortium Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report.

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The motion.

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It's uh on a procedural technical ground that's explained in the package.

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We have a motion to amend.

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Thank you, Mr.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Arts And Culture██████████████████████████32%
Zoning And Land Use███████████13%
Summary of Proceedings

Horry County Council Regular Meeting – September 2, 2025

The Horry County Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. Chairman Johnny Gardner presided. The council approved the agenda as amended (deferring Ordinance 80-2025 to November 18, 2025) and the August 19, 2025 meeting minutes by acclamation. All votes taken during the meeting were unanimous.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the consent agenda as amended, which included:
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 73-2025 amending the Future Land Use Map for PIN 42912010011 from Rural Communities to Suburban.
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 74-2025 rezoning PIN 42912010011 from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to Retail with Accessory Outdoor Storage (RE 4).
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 75-2025 amending the Future Land Use Map for PIN 28900000039 from Rural to Rural Communities.
    • Third Reading – Ordinance 76-2025 rezoning a 13.38-acre portion of PIN 28900000039 from Forest Agriculture (FA) to Residential (MSF 14.5).
    • Third Reading – Ordinances 77-2025, 78-2025, and 79-2025 approving rezoning requests for Ralph A. Pandure Jr. et al., St. Mark the Apostle Coptic Orthodox Church, and Kenneth James DeMarse et al.
    • Resolution R-115-2025 recognizing Jamie Norman, Director of Finance, as one of GFOA’s Outstanding Professionals of the Year.
    • District Board Appointments: Thomas Wallace, II to the Board of Assessment Appeals and Billy Wayne Todd to the Museum Board of Trustees.
  • (Ordinance 80-2025, the Highway 707 Overlay amendment, was deferred to the November 18, 2025 meeting.)

Public Comments & Testimony

  • James Milward, a frequent speaker, thanked the council and staff for improvements at the Socastee Recycling Center. He displayed the new painted lane markings and traffic flow changes, calling it a “simple fix” and encouraged other districts to consider similar measures. He also shared his upcoming 50th wedding anniversary and expressed gratitude for the county’s care.

Presentations/Resolutions

  • Resolution R-111-2025: Adopted the Horry County HOME Consortium Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for fiscal year 2024-2025. A procedural technical amendment was proposed and passed, followed by unanimous approval of the amended resolution.
  • Resolution R-114-2025: Honored the 2025 Coastal Carolina University Baseball Team. Head Coach Kevin Schnall accepted the resolution and thanked the community for its support, noting the team’s 56-13 record, a 26-game winning streak, and their runner-up finish at the College World Series. The resolution passed unanimously.

Reading of Ordinances

  • Ordinance 81-2025: Amended the fiscal year 2026 budget to recognize additional revenue and expenditures, including four new Behavioral Services positions, three library positions funded by state aid, $5,000,000 for the Murrells Inlet Dredging Project, $4,746,300 for the Windy Hill EMS project, and updated tire disposal fees. No public comment; passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 82-2025: Found that the Horry County Higher Education Commission may issue up to $7,100,000 in general obligation bonds for land acquisition near Coastal Carolina University. No public comment; passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 87-2025: Approved an amendment to the existing MRD 1 zoning for PIN 26712010066 (Birchwood), reducing the unit count from 79 to 77 and adjusting an external buffer width. Councilman Causey clarified this was not a new rezoning but a property-line correction. Passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 88-2025: Rezoned PIN 36611010006 from RE 1 to RE 4 for a commercial center. Councilman Hardee noted it was a commercial rezoning for a business. Passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 89-2025: Rezoned PIN 44207020009 from Mobile Home Park (MHP) to Residential (MSF 6) for 10 duplexes. Passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 91-2025: Rezoned PIN 31108030005 from SF 10 to SF 6 for a duplex. Passed unanimously.

Memorial Dedications

  • The council recognized and honored the memory of Melinda D. Sasser, Daniel Thomas Nelson, and Mutt McDaniels, and adjourned in their honor.

Key Outcomes

  • All motions and resolutions passed unanimously.
  • Ordinance 80-2025 was deferred to the November 18, 2025 meeting.
  • The next regular council meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2025.

Meeting Transcript

We will call to order the regular meeting for County Council for September 2nd, 2025. We start on time so we can end on time. We start every meeting the same way with invocation tonight by Mr. Howard, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance, which will be led by Mr. Anderson. If I can get everybody please stand. Thank you, O Lord, for bringing us together tonight and looking after all of us and giving us safe passage. Please look after all of our first responders, protect them, bring them home at night. And all these things in Jesus' name, amen. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, attention to the United States flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which we stand. One nation under liberty. Thank you. Three seated. Next up is our public input. We have Mr. James Milward, a frequent speaker who knows all the rules. And uh if he'll come up and tell us what I think he's given us an update on the Saucus T Recycling Center from the last time he was here. Can we turn on this machine here? Get that up there somehow. There we go. There we go. Thank you, sir. This is what I talked about last time I was here a couple months ago, and this is exactly what I wanted. And I just want to say thank you to every one of you for being a part of it and getting it done. And all of you in your districts need to go and look at your recycling centers and see if this will work for you. This is a simple fix. Sometimes the simplest fixes work the best. All it is a little bit of paint. It's keeping the people to one side, it's telling other people they can pass those cars because it's a broken up line. It's just beautiful. To me, it's it's it's my legacy. It's something that I got done before I died. So I just want to thank everybody for for being a part of this county and caring and loving the people out here because that's what it takes. I know a lot of us are a pain in the butt, and I'm one of the biggest ones. My wife can tell you. I'm going on 50 years, November the 20th will be 50th anniversary. I don't know why she's kept me, but evidently I'm worth something. And I just want to tell you all that I love y'all and thank you so much for what you've done. Thank you. Thank you for coming out. We appreciate it. And with that, we will close the public input session and move forward to the agenda contents. Before we do that, I would like to if there's no objection, we'll do this by acclamation. Paragraph number six, ordinance 80-2025 will be deferred to the November 18th meeting. So uh if there's no further objection, we will approve the agenda contents as amended. Also, for the same thing for the regular meeting minutes of August 19th, 2025. Hearing no objection, we'll approve that by acclamation. Move forward to the consent agenda as amended.

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