Meters proposal dead for now
The plan to put meters at The Market Common retail and housing complex has been put on hold for at least a year.
The shopping center's developers initially wanted meters placed in street spaces in front of stores to help keep people from monopolizing those spots, but they changed their minds after getting feedback from businesses and shoppers.
"We have only been open for six weeks, and I didn't believe that it was a good time to start doing this,'' said The Market Common's project manager Buddy Styers. "We talked to tenants and determined that it would be best for everyone concerned if the city postpone this for at least a year and give The Market Common a chance to be established, to give people the chance to get into shopping habits.''
Styers asked the Myrtle Beach City Council today if they would hold off on putting in meters, and council agreed to do so.
The Sun News reporter Lorena Anderson contributed to this report.
Read Wednesday's edition of The Sun News for the full story.
parking meters killed shopping in five points in columbia. fyi
Posted by: l brown | May 13, 2008 at 03:34 PM
Funny,,, Yesterday Styers was all for this..Shopper count at MC is very low and this would only make the situation even worse... Market Common needs to do some major advertising or you will start seeing store closings this fall
Posted by: bill | May 13, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Take the meters away from the boulivard area. They hurt our businesses as much as they would hurt the Market Common area businesses. But if you wont take them away from the boulivard area then you need to be fair and put them at Market Common
Posted by: JAW | May 13, 2008 at 10:26 PM