Myrtle Beach May Bike Rallies are still on
Myrtle Beach city council has failed in their attempt to run bikers out of town and cancel the May rallies. First they attempted to run off the black bikers at Atlantic Beach Bikefest - "In 2005, a federal judge ruled that Myrtle Beach had discriminated against black bikers by changing traffic patterns for their rally but not for the Harley-Davidson rally."
Then they tried a different, all-inclusive approach by passing numerous unconstitutional ordinances aimed at harassing motorcyclists and businesses who supported them. So far, four lawsuits have been filed against the city, none of which will be resolved by the end of May. The Carolina Harley Davidson Dealer's Association has folded up by itself and moved its events to New Bern, N.C., 170 miles away from the Grand Strand, but by all accounts all others are still heading to Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area.
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Comments
And the best part? My property taxes went up to fund the failure. My sales taxes are about to go up to bail out the MB Chamber of Commerce.
Posted by: Paul | May 6, 2009 9:34 AM