Along Waterside Drive just outside Myrtle Beach, there are dozens of beautiful homes with manicured lawns and large boats sitting in the driveways. But if you drive a few minutes closer to Highway 17, the houses stop and a light industrial zone starts.
Located in that area is a palm tree nursery, a Santee Cooper owned power station and an automotive shop that is overflowing with cars.
This is where the Grand Strand Humane Society wants to build a new shelter. Its potential location has residents upset.
In November, Santee Cooper announced that it was going to lease a plot of land located around the intersection of Waterside Drive and Piedmont Avenue to the Grand Strand Humane Society for free. It would give the overcrowded animal shelter a much-needed new home.
But at the Jan. 2 Horry County Council meeting , at least 14 people showed up with complaints over the shelter location. This caused county council members to withdraw their support for the project, saying they did not realize how close the shelter would be to homes when they offered support.