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Myrtle Beach to add three-month gym membership option

By Maya T. Prabhu

mprabhu@thesunnews.com
Myrtle Beach could add a three-month gym membership option to give snowbirds and others in town for only a few months a break on the cost. Linda Hopkinson (L) celebrates a point with her mother, Rena Grant, a USAPA Ambassador during a game with Bill Smith, another Ambassador and Caroline Freese, Tuesday afternoon at Pepper Geddings Recreation Center. They were hosting Pickleball demonstrations and lessons to celebrate International Pickleball Week, Tuesday. 06/01/10 Photo by Charles Slate
Myrtle Beach could add a three-month gym membership option to give snowbirds and others in town for only a few months a break on the cost. Linda Hopkinson (L) celebrates a point with her mother, Rena Grant, a USAPA Ambassador during a game with Bill Smith, another Ambassador and Caroline Freese, Tuesday afternoon at Pepper Geddings Recreation Center. They were hosting Pickleball demonstrations and lessons to celebrate International Pickleball Week, Tuesday. 06/01/10 Photo by Charles Slate Charles Slate cslate@thesunnews.com

Citing the area’s snowbird population, Myrtle Beach is considering adding a three month membership option for the city’s recreation centers.

Currently those interested in taking advantage of the city’s fitness centers can join as a monthly or yearly member.

“We have a lot of snowbirds who come from December through February,” he said. “It would be nice to offer them a little bit of a break. … This would be a more economical rate [than paying monthly].”

An adult who keeps a residence in Myrtle Beach who chose to get monthly membership at the city’s fitness centers would pay $30 a month, totaling $90. With the new three-month membership, those same residents would pay $75.

City Council gave initial approval to the addition of a three-month membership rate structure when it passed the first reading of the budget ordinance last week.

City Council could consider second and final reading of the budget ordinance as soon as June 9.

Contact MAYA T. PRABHU at 444-1722 or on Twitter @TSN_mprabhu.

This story was originally published May 19, 2015 at 10:34 AM with the headline "Myrtle Beach to add three-month gym membership option."

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