Date Published: December 15, 2006   

Myrtle Beach wants to build mile-long boardwalk

The Associated Press

The city of Myrtle Beach plans to build a mile-long boardwalk to become a centerpiece of the resort town's downtown area after the closing of the historic Pavilion amusement park this fall.

City Council members met Thursday at the convention center. About 80 business representatives also attended the meeting where council members discussed several projects or studies considered for the area.

The boardwalk would run from Second Avenue North to 14th Avenue North, a stretch that includes the former Pavilion site.

"To have a one-of-a-kind, mile-long boardwalk will be iconic, and will lead to a lot of great things in the downtown area," said Bert Anderson, chairman of the Downtown Redevelopment Corp. "It's a matter of how to do it, not yes or no."

The council asked city staffers to come up with a way to pay the estimated $10 million cost of the boardwalk.

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