Sunday’s editorial:
Voters in Myrtle Beach will be electing their mayor and some council members this year – primaries are just around the corner – and the elections bring with them a perennial question: Should Myrtle Beach transition to a system built around district representation rather than the current at-large offices?
Opponents of the current system point out correctly that politicians from the north end of the city have dominated City Council for years. Of the current seven-member council, six live north of 16th Avenue North – five are north of 46th Avenue North. Only Mike Lowder, who lives around Fifth Avenue South, lives in southern Myrtle Beach.
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