Weekly Update Dec. 5 - 9
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 9:00 a.m.
Infrastructure & Regulation Committee
Click here for the agenda and here is the packet.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 12:00 p.m.
Parks & Open Space Board
Click here for the agenda and packet.
Thursday, December 8, 2022, 9:00 a.m.
County Council Fall Budget Planning Retreat
Click here for the agenda and here for the packet.
The meetings of County Council, Council Committees, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Planning Commission are also broadcast on the Horry County Government website, and the Government Access Television Channel (Spectrum/Time Warner channel 1301 or Horry Telephone Cooperative Channel 14
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Road Closures & Construction Updates
Motorists in all road construction areas should use caution, stay alert for crews working in the area, and pay attention to all signs and traffic control devices
Ongoing Road Closures: Postal Way Extension
Weather permitting, intermittent road closures and periodic detours are expected to continue in the area of Postal Way in Carolina Forest.
These closures will continue through the remainder of the Postal Way Extension road construction project beginning at 9 p.m. and reopening at 6 a.m., weather permitting.
The project is a part of the RIDE III Program US Highway 501 Corridor Improvements. The project includes the extension of Postal Way easterly to Waccamaw Pines Drive with the installation of intersection improvements and sidewalks.
We urge drivers in the area to slow down, pay attention to all road signs, and drive cautiously to keep our crews safe.
Intermittent closures will continue through the remainder of the Postal Way Extension road construction project.
Ongoing Road Closures & Detours: University Plaza Drive
Work continues and University Plaza Drive remains closed from Waccamaw Medical Park Drive to East Highway 501. This closure is expected to remain through December 31, 2022.
Waccamaw Medical Park Drive will have periodic daytime lane closures during this time.
Visit our website to learn more about the RIDE III program. For status updates on all of our current RIDE III projects, check out the RIDE III online dashboard.
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Disaster Recovery Center Now Open for Hurricane Ian Assistance
FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center at the Carolina Forest Recreation Center (2254 Carolina Forest Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579) in Multipurpose Room B.
The hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday; closed Sunday.
Specialists at the recovery center can help you update your FEMA applications and learn more about state and community programs, as well as other available assistance. Personnel can clarify information you have received from FEMA; explain the rental assistance available to homeowners and renters; fax your requested documents to a FEMA processing center; and, scan or copy new information or documents needed for case files.
Hurricane Ian survivors are encouraged to apply to FEMA for federal assistance before visiting a Disaster Recovery Center. Here are other ways to apply:
- Visit DisasterAssistance.gov
- Use the FEMA mobile app
- Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. (Help is available in many languages. If you use video relays service (VRS), captioned telephone service, or others, give FEMA the number for that service. Lines are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Press 2 for Spanish. Press 3 for an interpreter who speaks your language.)
- For an accessible video on how to apply, click here.
The centers are staffed with highly trained FEMA personnel as well as representatives from South Carolina state agencies and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Bucksport Community Meeting
On Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at 6 p.m., Horry County Government and the South Carolina Office of Resilience will hold a community meeting to discuss reducing flooding impacts, raising Big Bull Landing Road, and improving the Cowford Swamp Tributary Bypass Channel.
This event will take place at the James R. Frazier Community Center, located at 1370 Bucksport Road, Bucksport, SC 29527.
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