Living Here | All about Garden City Beach
Established | Garden City Beach is unincorporated.
Major events | A golf cart parade every July 4 was canceled for 2014 with hopes to bring it back.
Best-kept secret | Formally known as Kingfisher Pier, the Pier at Garden City attracts people from all over the state. It includes a long rain shelter at the end and a bar with nightly music and dancing during the summer months. The Pier Cafe hosts breakfasts, lunch and dinner and even live karaoke.
Property tax rate | As an unincorporated area, Garden City doesn’t have its own taxes. Horry County’s rate is 45.2.
Horry County District 5 Councilman Paul Price | P.O. Box 1236, Conway, SC 29528; 843-742-9692 (term expires Dec. 31).
Garden City Beach Community Association | a nonprofit group that coordinates some activities and helps tend to street lights and walkways: P.O. Box 1041, Garden City Beach, 29576; GCBCommunityAssociation@gmail.com; or visit on Facebook.
This story was originally published September 26, 2014 at 9:44 AM with the headline "Living Here | All about Garden City Beach."