Quarterly Meeting Notice 9-14-2023
This is announcing a special meeting to be held on June 12th at 6:30 p.m. at the South Strand Recreation Center. The Murrells Inlet- Garden City Fire District is planning on placing a referendum on the ballot in July. The purpose of the special meeting is to allow an opportunity for the fire district to explain the issue to our members and the public and providing an opportunity for questions. If you are interested in learning more about this issue you can read the consultants report on the fire district's website.
The Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District includes the fastest-growing area of the fastest-growing county in South Carolina: Horry County, up 82,000 new residents between the 2010 and 2020 census.
In that time, the number of 911 calls to the District for fire or ambulance service has increased 145 percent.
Nearly half the calls required more than one fire/EMS vehicle to respond at the same time. Almost 300 times last year alone, all three of the District ambulances were already tied up, and the District couldn’t respond.
Also, responding to fire / EMS calls without adequate staff puts the public and first responders at risk. Now, the number of District firefighter / EMS personnel must double to meet national standards for how many crew members are required on each emergency vehicle.
As an outside audit in December reported, “the District is significantly understaffed and on the verge of not being able to provide reliable and timely emergency services,” which will result in higher fire insurance rates on all our homes and businesses.
Your YES vote to invest an additional 7-mills will cost just $56 a year on an owner-occupied $200,000 home.
Your YES vote will also allow the District to phase in another 7-mills, as needed, over the next five years.
Vote YES July 25th!
Paid for by Friends of Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire and Rescue, Tom Swatzel, Chairman, PO Box 1311, Murrells Inlet, SC 2957
Horry County Planning Director David Jordan will discus the process of updating the Burgess Community Area Plan adopted by County Council in 2012.
This will serve as a guide for future development.
Mark your calendars for our next quarterly meeting with a program about the history of the Burgess Community on September 22nd. We have changed the starting time to 6:30 p.m.
Also we will have the Burgess Quilt on display that was made about 20 years ago from pictures of Burgess Community residents.
501 (c)(3) Approved
We have just been informed that our application to be designated a 501(c)(3) organization has been approved by the IRS effective May 1, 2019.
This means that any membership fees or donations you have made since May 1, 2019 are tax-deductible for 2019 as well as 2020.
It's that time again for the 7th Annual Burgess Community Cleanup
Time to clean up our community.
WHEN: March 7, 2020
Registration & Breakfast
(Breakfast biscuit/juice/coffee)
8:30 am. Cleanup 9 am-noon.
(Lunch snack day of cleanup)
WHERE: South Strand Recreation Center, Scipio Lane.
Volunteers will be transported by bus to clean up litte along community roads such as Holmestown Road.
WHO: Residents, students, volunteers. Waivers required - Guardian consent under age 18.
Anyone under 16 must have legal guardian or parent with them.
Sign up for FREE T-shirt by February 19th!
Keep Horry Beautiful will provide safety vests, gloves and bags.
Click here to sign up or email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
It's that time again for the 6th Annual Burgess Community Cleanup
This event is dedicated to the memory of Albertha Myers Mazyck
View the Cleanup Poster View the Press Release
WHEN: March 16, 2019
Registration & Breakfast (Breakfast biscuit/coffee)-8:30 am.
Cleanup 9 am-noon. (Lunch snack day of cleanup)
WHERE: South Strand Recreation Center, Scipio Drive. Volunteers will be transported by bus to clean up litter along community roads such as Holmestown Road.
WHO: Residents, students, volunteers. Waivers required - Guardian consent under age 18. Anyone under 16 must have legal guardian or parent with them.
Click here to sign up or email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
For many years the Greater Burgess Community Association has hosted a candidates forum providing our residents the opportunity to listen to brief remarks from each candidate and ask questions. The primary election is June 12th. These are the candidates that have been invited.
Thursday, June 7, 2018 – 7:00 PM
South Strand Recreation Center
Refreshments will be available.
Spring is coming and so is the 5th Annual Burgess Community Cleanup
This event is dedicated to the memory of Albertha Myers Mazyck
WHEN: March 10
Registration & Breakfast (Breakfast biscuit/coffee)-8:30 am.
Cleanup 9 am-noon. (Lunch snack day of cleanup)
WHERE: South Strand Recreation Center, Scipio Drive. Volunteers will be transported by bus to clean up litter along community roads such as Holmestown Road.
WHO: Residents, students, volunteers. Waivers required - Guardian consent under age 18. Anyone under 16 must have legal guardian or parent with them.
Keep Horry Beautiful will provide safety vests, gloves and bags.
Sign up by Feb. 25 for FREE T-shirt, Breakfast and lunch snack.
Click here to sign up or email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Stroke Awareness
Brooke Reidel, Stroke and Sepsis Program Coordinator at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. The presentation will focus on ‘stroke awareness’.
Objectives are:
• Discuss prevalence/impact of stroke
• Types of stroke
• Signs and symptoms
• Risk factors
Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 7:00 PM
South Strand Recreation Center
Refreshments will be available.
Learn How Property is Assessed for Property Taxes. . .
Also an explantation of a typical property tax bill. Horry County Assessor Lawrence (Larry) Roscoe will also give a brief overview of the Assessor’s Office and take questions.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 - 7:00 PM
South Strand Recreation Center
Refreshments will be available.
