I’ve decided that the best case scenario for the Town of Surfside Beach (SC) in regards to their pier and the non-existent pier restaurant is to hope that a hurricane comes through this season and wipes both off the landscape. Both structures have been a thorn in the sides of the town government, the local citizenry, and the tourists ever since the Town bought the pier. This is a glaring example of how private enterprise can almost always, 99.9% of the time, do pretty much everything better than the government.
At least if a storm comes through and washes it away, it will accomplish several beneficial factors…
- Provide jobs for demolition and clean-up in the off-season
- Provide construction jobs in the off-season
- Get us a brand new pier and empty restaurant
- Allow for people to grab washed up pieces of the pier for artwork, souvenirs, and sales on eBay
- Give people something interesting to look at and photograph
- and more…
Now, all of this is contingent on one single factor that would seem common sense, but honestly wouldn’t surprise me if the Town screwed it up. The pier has to be insured. I know. I know. But would it really surprise you if they forgot about that?
