Business owners file suit against Myrtle Beach
Published: October 2, 2008
Updated: October 3, 2008
The city of Myrtle Beach is facing another lawsuit over some of the new ordinances passed by city council, designed to curtail the May motorcycle rallies.
Thursday morning, attorney Suzanne Coe said she filed for an injunction in United States District Court in Florence.
Coe said she filed for an injunction to stop the ordinances that are currently in effect. She said the next step is a hearing and she is waiting to hear from the Court.
Coe said the lead plaintiff in the case in Donnie Emery, owner of The Dog House Bar and Grill; other plaintiffs include Club Kryptonite, The Master’s Club, and others.
Monday, attorney J. Thomas McGrath filed suit on behalf of his clients, William and Carol O’Day, who live in Myrtle Beach.
According to that lawsuit, the two would like a judge to declare the ordinances about noise and the ordinance about wearing a helmet and protective eyewear invalid, void, and unenforceable.
Myrtle Beach public information officer Mark Kruea said the city has not yet been served with either lawsuit.
Reader Reactions
The comment about the laws being made for one group inparticular is an inaccurate statement. The sportsbikes of BBW do not have loud, roaring pipes like the Harley’s.
These laws was made up for one bike week and one bike weelk only. That is the Black Biker week. The only reason why they didn’t go ahead and be up front with it is. They don’t want it to look like they’re discriminating. I’m not at all concern about it away. I just wanted to make point. I don’t even go down there during that week. I refuse to give Myrtle Beach any of my hard earn money and know they really don’t want me there.
From a financial standpoint we need the bike rallies. It is not unreasonable to assume that each biker would spend $1,000 for hotels, meals, entertainment while here.
300,000 bikers at $1,000 per biker for the duration of the May rallies is $300,000,000 that the councel wants to throw away. In this economic climate the Grand Strand can not afford that loss of revenue.
Jobs will be lost and business will close. I’m a retiree so I’m not concerned for my job, but maybe your job will be lost.
Think about this before you come down against the bikers.
We need the revenue.
What is it going to take to be finally be rid of these May rallies? When will the bikers and their lawyers finally realize that the majority of residents DO NOT WANT THEM HERE? The May rallies have grown larger than law enforcement can safely manage.
So now a lawyer representing a few bar owners, and a nudie-bar strip club, are objecting to a few ordinances? Their rights are being trampled? You’ve got to be kidding. The rights of the citizens have been not only trampled, but stomped on by both groups of May bikers. Enough is Enough.
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