MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Myrtle Beach City Council gave initial approval Tuesday to set aside $125,000 in hospitality tax money for a proposed beach wheelchair program.<\/p>\n
City officials said the funding would cover the first-year costs of purchasing beach wheelchairs and automated lockers. Under the proposal from the city\u2019s Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism Department.<\/p>\n
Use of the beach wheelchairs would be free to the public, officials said.<\/p>\n
The plan calls for four automated lockers, operated through a RentFun program, with four beach wheelchairs at each location for a total of 16. Proposed locker sites are 15th Avenue South, Second Avenue North, 26th Avenue North and 53rd Avenue North. <\/p>\n
City staff said all four locations have handicap beach access parking and accessible walkovers.<\/p>\n
Council members and staff are still working through program details, including how long a wheelchair could be checked out at a time, such as a four-hour or 24-hour allowance.<\/p>\n
City staff said they are already in the permitting phase for installing a beach access mat at 15th Avenue South. <\/p>\n
Officials said that the S.C. Department of Environmental Services must permit a location before a mat can be installed. <\/p>\n
If approved, the city said 15th Avenue South would be the first location to have both a beach wheelchair kiosk and an access mat.<\/p>\n
The budget change will require a second reading before it can be finalized. <\/p>\n
City officials said work is already underway on the steps needed to launch the program and estimated it could take about two months to complete if permitting is approved.<\/p>\n
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