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Horry County Council approves lease and property transfer to keep Myrtle Beach Pelicans in county
Summary
Horry County Council on May 20 approved Ordinance 49-2025 (lease), Ordinance 59-2025 (conveyance of county interest in 21st Avenue North property) and a related resolution backing the transfer, after staff briefings and public comment urging the county to keep the Pelicans in Myrtle Beach.
Horry County Council voted unanimously May 20 to approve a new lease arrangement and related property transfer intended to keep the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in the county.
Council approved Ordinance 49-2025 on third reading to execute a lease agreement between the City of Myrtle Beach and Horry County with the Pelicans, and also approved Ordinance 59-2025 authorizing the county administrator to negotiate and execute a deed conveying the county’s interest in property on 21st Avenue North to the city. Council additionally recorded support via a related resolution. The measures passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Why it mattered: staff described two parallel approaches developed over months of negotiation — either the county contributes a one‑time share (staff discussed a $6,000,000 figure as a county contribution) or the county…
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