Horry County approves $2.9m on 2016 A-Tax spending, includes $286K for Bikefest

Horry County Council approved the spending of nearly $3 million in accommodations taxes in 2016, which includes $286,000 in police and fire/rescue funding for bike events, more than $990,000 for beach patrol, and more than $755,000 on beach cleanup and roadside litter.

Accommodations taxes are collected statewide and re-distributed by the state to area municipalities for expenses related to tourism, marketing, beautification projects and more.

Below is a full list of funded projects for fiscal year 2016.

This story was originally published July 8, 2015 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Horry County approves $2.9m on 2016 A-Tax spending, includes $286K for Bikefest."