Earlier this year, Mayoral Candidate Mark McBride payed for and scheduled Ernest Andrade, Executive Director of the Charleston Digital Corridor, to speak with Myrtle Beach city residents at the Mary C. Canty Recreation Center (formerly Canal St Rec Center) about bringing high tech jobs to Myrtle Beach.
More Myrtle Beach drama brought to us by Mark McBride and the City of Myrtle Beach.
The event was scheduled for 6 p.m., October 2nd. Mr. McBride was informed, however, yesterday morning that the event had been cancelled by the city of Myrtle Beach for a “lack of event insurance”.
At 4 p.m. in the evening, after Mr. McBride had moved the event to a new venue, the city relented and said the event could happen as scheduled without the “event insurance” stipulation. After learning of the cancellation at 1 p.m., MyrtleBeachSC.com asked City Manger, John Pedersen, as to how many similar events at the Mary C. Canty Recreation Center had also required “event insurance”. We immediately sent a team member over to pull those records. Based on our findings, the event cancellation by the city was over-reach and unnecessary drama. You can hear Mr. McBride in his own words above about his experience.
The event was held at the Hampton Inn Broadway at the Beach and went off with only minor hiccups. The room was packed to capacity. Mr. McBride apologized to all city residents for the confusion caused by the last minute city of Myrtle Beach political theater.
CITY RESIDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE FORUM HERE