Veterans deserve more respect than social media posts and barbecues on Veterans Day
Support veterans
I am writing to say that we need to do more to recognize our troops and the sacrifice they make. On Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day, we make posts on our social media accounts, but what is that really doing?
People have family gatherings and grill out, but aren’t really thinking about the hardships these veterans went through.
We need to educate ourselves and understand what went into our troops losing their lives.
Allyson Henson, Leeds
Save Bucksport
I am grateful that the Horry County Council did not move forward with a plan to spend millions of dollars over the next three decades on a road project that only benefits Myrtle Beach tourists.
The Bucksport Community is in dire need of money to repair the many areas of damage our neighborhood has suffered as a result of repeated flooding.
Bucksport is still struggling to recover and rebuild from flooding caused by climate change and the damage that has been done to our infrastructure (like wetlands) each time development encroaches upon natural flood mitigation territory.
If there is money to be spent, use some of it to help the residents of Bucksport.
Current funding shortfalls mean that our flood mitigation plan will not be completed until five years from now, leaving our community as sitting ducks as the waters rise and wash over our homes and businesses yet again. Our people deserve better than that.
Kevin Mishoe, Conway
Association for the Betterment of Bucksport
Save our trees
As we know President Biden recently attended the G-20 Summit where he tried to convince other large countries like Russia and China to get on board with cutting down usage of various forms of energy that are causing detrimental harm to our environment.
Well, it seems that our lovely state has completely missed the boat on saving the environment.
Remember the phrase: “Plant A Tree, Save The Environment”? Look around at all the devastation and complete removal of trees. Then tell me that South Carolina is an environmentally friendly state.
Not only the loss of dearly regarded green space that invigorates our oxygen level, but the complete disregard for watersheds, wildlife, etc.
Look at the property at the end of Carolina Boulevard where the new Publix is going. Not a single tree left standing.
The property bordering Pine Lakes? Not a single tree left standing.
And the area between 544 And 501? Complete devastation.
Hopefully someone in our county will step up and challenge this growth.
William Berg, Myrtle Beach
Curb development now
How can we get the Horry County Council to listen to the citizens of the county, the ones who pay taxes and their salaries?
There must be a curb on rampant development.
Services like EMT, fire, and police are stretched.
This is an underserved area for medical care. Crime is off the charts. The poverty rate is high. Education is poor.
COVID has proven that a tourism-based economy is fragile.
We need a sustainable economy. More building is not the answer.
Anita McKay. Murrells Inlet