Sales Tax Overview

On November 7, 2006, Horry County voters, by a 61.4 to 38.6 percent margin, supported a One-Cent Capital Projects Sales Tax for roads. This tax went into effect on May 1, 2007, and increased the level of sales tax in Horry County an additional penny on all retail sales, accommodations and prepared food and beverage.

If the revenue designated on the referendum is collected before the end of the seven years, or if all of the listed projects have been completed before the end of the seven years, the tax will end earlier.

Again, Horry County is slated to receive $425,539,087 over the seven-year life of the one-cent Capital Projects Sales Tax. All of the road projects to be funded from the One-Cent Capital Projects Sales Tax are specifically listed below:

Estimated Cost	Prioritized Road Projects
1. $19,600,000:	Pave 20 miles of County dirt roads
2. $915,000:	Resurface 12 miles of County roads
3. $49,500,000:	Construct grade separated interchange at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 17 Bypass and SC Hwy. 707 at the back gate of the Myrtle Beach Air Base » Public Information Meeting [ adobe pdf format ]    Thursday, June 5, 2008
4. $132,250,000:	Widen SC Hwy. 707 from Enterprise Road to the County line including intersection improvements at SC Hwy 544
5. $25,750,000:	Pave 25 miles of County dirt roads
6. $990,000:	Resurface 12 miles of County roads
7. $46,000,000:	Construct Aynor overpass [ Overview - adobe pdf format ]
8. $1,035,000:	Resurface 12 miles of County roads
9. $76,000,000:	Widen Glenns Bay Road to 3 lanes and construct a grade separated interchange at US Hwy. 17 Bypass
10. $1,080,000:	Resurface 12 miles of County roads
11. $27,750,000:	Pave 25 miles of County dirt roads
12. $1,125,000:	Resurface 12 miles of County roads
13. $6,500,000:	Pave 2 lanes of International Drive from Carolina Forest to SC Hwy. 90
14. $682,500:	Resurface 7 miles of County roads
15. $36,100,000:	Pave 30 miles of County dirt roads

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