Remarks by Deborah “Debbie” K. Conner, Ph.D.
33 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Josh, I appreciate the work on this, and especially as I was going through it over the weekend, the callback and protections that are particularly in place. I know some of our colleagues on council had conversations with county folks, and everyone seems very supportive.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“I think in the agreement it's 10 and a half million is estimated as the annual salary income for people working there.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“Since there are no rocking chairs. Well, I mean, we hadn't heard of rocking chairs.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
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“So Jason, one of the things that stuck out to me at the beginning of your presentation specifically about your feedback that you had gotten was safety perception. So it wasn't necessarily the people in that area feeling unsafe, but it was the perception maybe of their visitors and others. And were there constructive thoughts from folks specifically about perception in that area?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah. Adding to what Bill had brought up, I agree with the revisiting the downtown vision plan and specifically like having a, matrix of what were the key goals, what have we accomplished, what have we started and what hasn't been started, kind of what we've done, what we've completed and where we're going next to see if there are any changes that need to be made to that as well. Any adjustments, because plans always need to be adjusted.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Let us take a moment to pause and reflect. As we gather to serve the people of Myrtle Beach, may we be guided by wisdom, humility, and a deep sense of responsibility. May our discussions be thoughtful, our decisions measured, and our actions grounded in what's best for our community. As we navigate the opportunities before us, maybe do so with clarity of purpose, openness to collaboration, and respect for differing perspectives. Let us remain mindful of the privilege it is to serve the impact of our choices and the shared goal of strengthening the quality of life for all who live, work, and…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Let's vote on this one and then move into what they have to say.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And it seems to me like we're, oh, are you finished? That we're swapping, if you could, Ken or whoever, if you could go back to the picture of the alleys, like we're basically taking those two alleys and they're still oceanfront. Correct. And now it's a much bigger, wider public space.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Which seems to be a good public improvement to me where I would be okay with reducing the amount there.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“At a minimum. What do we have it down for now?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I thought y'all were requesting the 650. No. 1.3 million.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Who would this person work for directly?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“That's right. Most resort tourism majors have special event components in them as well. So not just special certifications, but also degree programs have that specifically as part of their program.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So Josh, I think, and I appreciate Councilwoman Hatley's thoughts on that. One of the things that we've talked about is general benefit, public benefit. And though it's on private property, And I think you've done a good job laying out in Section 1 the agreement that the estimated, and I'm thinking these are the estimated benefits or conservative estimate, a conservative estimate of $10.5 million in annual employee income 58.1 in total onsite spending, the 12.7 in additional offsite, over 44,000 room, nights, annual visitors, and in my estimation, just with the revenues to the city without…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So this is going to be critical for us to have the potential ability for the funding, special bond revenue funding. Yes, ma'am.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I'd like to make a motion that Thomas Bitt be reappointed. Second.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So they're paying the debt service on that?”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I would be interested in identification of grant funding. Have we been working on that? This seems like a really good project, especially if it includes the EOC, what we are looking for. to supplement that.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“I think the championship court's in the middle.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“One of the things I think, the National Tennis Association has certain guidelines for various level tournaments. And so Dustin and his group, along with others, have done their due diligence to see what do we need to actually make this a destination facility for sports tourism. And so one of the things to hold a higher level tournament is to have that championship for it.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“And I think Coastal, in conversations on the day that we did the tour, also considering a parking service.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“So Michelle, when I looked at this list, one thing that strikes me in conversations that Bill and Mark and I have been having with the chamber, as we look to an adjustment in TDF, I think that it's gonna be really important that the money that we reinvest in capital improvements be inspirational, be change-making projects, that aren't resurfacing roads, et cetera. So one of the things I think that is gonna be really important as we see an adjustment is, and I don't know a better time to bring this up, but an establishment of a commission, a committee, much like Ride 4 has a committee, that we…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Jimmy and I had an opportunity to meet with both our lobbyist, Scott Talley, and the lobbyist for Myrtle Beach Collaborative and had a really great conversation in regards to first coming to an agreement and then how we approach our delegation. And that's gonna be critical is the support of our delegation and... I think that we're trying to be on their agenda for September 15th, a delegation meeting, so we can provide an update and disinformation. But this conversation had to happen first. And I think that they're, Stuart, what you said, it's all in the details, and I think There have been…”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“Also, I see two folks that sit in the group with us, both Patrick Norton and Mayor Jerram. Thank you for your work on this as well.”
City Council · Sep 1, 2026
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“sounds like a good compromise because in other situations and correct me if i'm wrong but we require the roads to be up to our standard to take them and since that's not going to be able to happen having them pave it to bring it up to the highest standard before we enter the agreement sounds like a really good compromise this is the best one we could come up with”
City Council · Aug 25, 2026