At last night’s Horry County Council meeting, several councilmen pointed out that a recent I-73 mailer went out to Horry County residents.

Councilmen Harold Worley and Al Allen said the mailer contained “misleading” information.

“I looked at the thing and it upset me, it upset me a lot,” said North Myrtle Beach Horry County Councilman Harold Worley

“I don’t have a problem with you telling the truth on this council, or about this council, but when you put out things that are misleading, I do have a problem with it,” Worely added.

FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS BY MBACC

With pictures, the mailer reads:

• After Hurricane Florence, we were that close from being cut off.

• The construction of Interstate 73 would ensure this never happens again.
• The mailer says the funding “from the federal, state and local governments is lined up.”

THE TRUTH

County Council member Al Allen said those statements were not true.

Councilman Allen is correct.

• The Federal government has pledged no monies for I-73.
• The state monies of $300 million promised by Governor McMaster can only come from a state budget surplus.
• With so many issues surrounding improvements needed for I-95 and I-26, the state simply does not have enough money to cover Governor McMaster’s empty promise.
• Highway 22 flooded during Hurricane Florence. The $300 million surplus would make no improvements to that section of the road.
• The $300 million pledge by McMaster would simply pour more congested traffic onto Highway 501 near Marion.
• There are no current funds to cover the Horry County portion of I-73 and none on the horizon.

On the flooding falsehood, Allen added, “I-73 would not have fixed that. You need to understand that. Then to throw that propaganda out there? It’s false, it’s totally false.”

MBACC RETALIATION

Residents in North Myrtle Beach have stated that MBACC is working through a large, contractor searching for a candidate to run against Councilman Harold Worley in the June primaries.

Worley is beloved in the North Myrtle Beach area. The very audacity of a Myrtle Beach group of insiders attempting to pick a North Myrtle Beach county councilman shows the gall of this $50 million tax payer funded, “win at any cost” group.

Residents in the North Myrtle Beach area, however, plan to show up and show this area chamber, it can no longer continue to hand pick its own favored candidates for its own hand picked priorities.

June 14th primaries just ahead.