Election Day unofficial results show a tax increase to pay for a new pier was not on the agenda for most Holden Beach voters.

With the majority of Holden Beach voters on Nov. 4 rejecting the town's public improvement general obligation bond referendum, what's next for the Holden Beach Pier?

The wooden Holden Beach fishing pier at 441 Ocean Blvd. West has stood for nearly 70 years. In 2022, the town purchased the pier and pier house property for around $3.3 million financed at 3.18% over 15 years with an annual debt service cost of $260,000, per the town's website.

Plans to use the $7.3 million bond, if fully approved, included demolishing the existing pier and building a new pier. However, general obligation bonds require a voter referendum and over 62% of the total 562 ballots ca

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