New bike rally possibly coming to North Myrtle Beach

Dec 15, 2009

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH-There are talks of having a spring bike rally in North Myrtle Beach. Some members of the city’s chamber of commerce said that the idea is in its infancy because they haven’t discussed with city council about making any changes to vendor ordinances. “ We don’t have the right ordinances and permitting in place that would allow us to host or welcome any even of that size,” said chamber President and Chief Executive Marc Jordan, “I think the first thing the community has to do is come to grips with what kind of events it wants to attract.“ Jordon said some business owners and county council members introduced a plan for the event as a way of attracting visitors to the city Thursday morning. Jordon said if the plans are approved that the event of nearly 10,000 bikers could potentially be held near the Main Street area. He said the addition of Robert Edge Parkway would also help bring in such visitors as a way of providing easy access intot he city. “Anything that brings in business and keeps people employed is worth it,” said Avista Resort’s general manger James Eggen, ”I mean our job as a manager is to take care of our people take care of our product and if it keeps our employees employed longer then I think it’s a good benefit.“ Jordon said that Harley-Davidson representatives are eyeing the city as their first choice while keeping Ocean City, Maryland and New Orleans as other potential venues on their list. Jordon and Eggen both said that it’s up to city council to support the idea and consider making changes to the ordinances . “You’ve got a lot of businesses that would say bring it on ...Bring anything on…but you know what, you have got look at your resources…you’ve got to look at your public safety you’ve got look at all sorts of things that come into play for any event, we have a lot to consider and we are starting on that early next week,” said Jordon. “I don’t have any business in May… I can’t find business in May in the middle of the week so how else can I bring in ten thousand people that pays the bills?…please bring them on,“ Eggen said. Read More at SCNOW.com.