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Located on the former Myrtle Beach Air Force base, across a regional lake from the newly opened Market Commons Town Center, the proposed Myrtle Beach Grand Park will function as the City’s central park, serving the residents and patrons of the Market Commons, as well as all of the residents of Myrtle Beach. In 2007, LandArt master planned the Park to include both organized sports and passive recreational activities. DDC and LandArt are presently preparing Design Development Documents for the Park, with which the City will determine a construction phasing sequence tied to available funding.

The largest single program element of the park will be a seven-diamond softball complex, specifically designed for league and tournament play, with controlled entry, central concessions and ample spectator seating. An adjacent, two-diamond youth-ball complex is also planned, designed for league and tournament play, with the same types of support features as the softball complex at an appropriately smaller scale.

Both complexes are planned to include children’s playgrounds, and general grounds for staging and relaxation. Except during tournament play, both children’s playgrounds will be available for use by the general public. Each playground has been sited for convenient access and prominent visibility, and to minimize risk from out-of-play balls. The seven-diamond complex has also been planned to accommodate organized soccer play, and ticketed festivals.

Equal in importance to the ball diamond complexes is the proposed Grand Lawn, located between the ball fields and the regional lake. The Grand Lawn will have two primary components, a gently-sloped amphitheater with bandstand back-dropped by the lake, and an open expanse of lawn, larger than a football field, reserved for general play and organized sports, depending on the occasion.The amphitheater has been sized to comfortably seat some 3000 people on the lawn surrounding the bandstand; no structured seating in proposed.

Other features planned for the Grand Park include: numerous picnic pavilions, an extensive walkway system with oversized hard-surface paths to accommodate runners, walkers and bikers; two roller-hockey rinks; a basketball court; a skate park; horseshoe courts; dedicated soccer fields; and a mountain bike course. The walkway system is planned for convenient interconnection with surrounding neighborhoods, with the Market Commons Town Center, with the City’s Crabtree Recreation Center and future natatorium, and with Horry Georgetown Technical College.

Scattered throughout the Park are numerous ponds, sited for storm water management and water quality enhancement, and for their passive aesthetic value. Parking is being decentralized throughout the Park, fed from the exterior of the Park such that through traffic will be eliminated. Multiple toilet locations, and well planned emergency access routes have also been incorporated into the Park plan. A major tree planting program, to enhance shade opportunities, and to shape and define space, is also part of the overall Park plan.

Myrtle Beach Dog Park and Community Park (back to top)

This new City of Myrtle Beach park will be the second dog park within the City, located to serve the residents on the northern and western sides of town. The park site consists of approximately 3.3 acres, located adjacent to the Myrtle Beach Greenway, the County to City walking, jogging, bike path, which ultimately will connect with the East Coast Greenway. Parking for the park will be shared with the adjacent Myrtle Beach YMCA.

This park will serve two main functions, first and primarily as a dog park to provide a secure, fenced, green area for dog owners to walk, socialize, and train their dogs. Secondly, the park will function as a community park, Greenway rest area, lineal connector between the Greenway and adjacent neighborhoods, and as an intermediate Greenway trailhead. These two main functions will be developed independent of each other, but with connectivity between the two.

The dog park will be fully fenced and separated into three zones, two zones for small dogs, and a significantly more expansive area organized around a common central green, for the larger dogs. The park will have an extensive walkway system for dog owners, benches, and drinking fountains for both dogs and their owners. “Sally-ports” will control access to the park, as well as connection between individual sections. An extensive tree planting program will be initiated to provide areas of shade sanctuary from the summertime heat. The park will also include a gazebo, situated on the high side of the central green.

The community park will include a 12’-wide walkway, connecting the Greenway to adjacent neighborhoods, and a secondary walkway to the shared parking lot. This community park will also be planted with trees, to provide shade and spatial definition, and will have its own gazebo, located near the greenway, where people can stop to rest.

The park is tentatively scheduled for a summer 2008 construction start, with phase one completion occurring in the late fall.

Boardwalk (back to top)

The Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Corporation has commissioned a Master Plan for a new/renovated Boardwalk and Oceanfront Promenade system. The project will extend from the 2nd Avenue North pier to the 14th Avenue North pier.

This project will establish a distinctive design palette, vocabulary, character, and scope for the Boardwalk. The end result will be a true highlight to the downtown Myrtle Beach experience.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT... (back to top)

January 30, 2008 Myrtle Beach, SC: In a sea of printing choices, Janette Fernandes, was chosen as a winner of two of the prestigious PICA Awards. These awards were given by The Printing Industry of the Carolinas, Inc. (PICA). Janette's work was chosen "Best of Category - Presentation Kits" (4 color process) and also received the "Special Judges Award - Embossing & Debossing."

Since 1966, the PICA Awards have been the premier symbol of excellence for the graphics industry in North and South Carolina. The PICA Awards demonstrate a company's commitment to excellence in graphics communications.

CopterViews logo design by Janette Fernandes won entry into David E. Carters best selling BIG BOOK OF LOGS. This Book shows what's new and compelling in the world of Logo design. This collection showcases effective logo design from around the world; the variety of styles and techniques on display cover the complete creative spectrum.

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