After Myrtle Beach got ripped pretty well by biker and business groups over low turnout in May the Harley bikers will be having a fall rally and now Atlantic Beach is talking about doing the same thing.
The town’s council proposed the idea back in June and some businesses along US 17 say council is making a wise decision. They say it’s especially good because the town saw a big crowd during the spring rally and many of those people brought business to the area.
George Deegan of Buffalo Hot Wings Grill and Bar told News 13 that he hopes this one will also be just as successful.
“It’s good for everyone it’s good for business. We were closed for both rallies because we were under construction, but during both weekends we had people pulling into the parking lot left and right ten and twenty at a time trying to see if we were open," Deegan said.
Employees at Sand Beach Wear, a family-owned business for 15 years, said the spring rally gave them much needed boost in revenue and now, that there are talks to have a fall rally, they are looking forward to the business it could bring.
“The Spring rally will definitely be a good thing to have because the bikers are still welcomed here and we want their business. We see more of the biker crowds just because it's all in one week two weeks actually and they all come at once so it's a big profit coming in those two weeks," Simon Dadush, store manager, said.
While businesses say they do well because of those profits, some residents in the area complain because of the big biker crowds. Common complaints are about noise and traffic.
However News 13 also spoke with Atlantic Beach Town Manager William Booker, who is in charge of the fall rally plans and said that nothing solid is yet in place. He added that he still needs to speak with residents and other businesses about when and where the proposed fall rally may be held.
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