Governor McMaster, Lt. Gov. Evette to address public at Floodwater Commission event
October 22, 2019
By Alex Junes-Ward
Gov. Henry McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette will address the public during the S.C. Floodwater Commission’s quarterly meeting and “clean up” day in Horry County, Nov. 8. The HORRY COUNTY SERVICE DAY’s events will also include a number of dignitaries and scores of volunteers working at four key worksites – the Conway City Marina in Conway, the James R. Frazier Community Center in Bucksport, the Socastee Park and Yacht Basin Landing in Socastee, and the Town of Loris Recreation Department covering the City of Loris and the community of Longs.
According to a statement published by Horry County: “The Horry County Service Day will focus on clearing drainage ditches, culverts, canals, streams and waterways in the area, The work plans include clearing trees, limbs, trash, and debris, and removing accumulated sediment. Three of the four regional work sites will include watercraft cleanup in the Waccamaw river and adjacent waterways where debris is hindering the free flow of water. Volunteers with boats/watercraft are encouraged to attend and bring their boats.”
The work is slated to begin at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude at 2:00 p.m.
“Horry County is South Carolina’s easternmost county,” says Tom Mullikin, chairman of the S.C. Floodwater Commission. “If you look at a map of S.C., you will quickly see that geographically-speaking, Horry County’s coastline extends well out into the Atlantic; making the region one of our state’s most vulnerable in terms of traditional tropical-storm paths, hurricane threats and disastrous flooding. And the County’s citizens have suffered much as a result.”
Mullikin adds, “The work we will be doing here in Horry County – as well as the work the S.C. Floodwater Commission has been involved-in across the Palmetto State’s most hurricane-prone areas over the previous 12 months – is a testament to the creativity and resiliency of our citizens. And the S.C. Floodwater Commission – the brainchild of Gov. McMaster – is proving to be a model for the rest of the nation.”
The S.C. Floodwater Commission was established in Oct. 2018.
– Pictured L-R are U.S. Congressman Tom Rice, S.C. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster, and S.C. Floodwater Commission Chair Tom Mullikin during an earlier Floodwater Commission clean-up event.
