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Letters to the Editor 4/26

Thanking city councilors who supported a vacation rental ban, a reminder about suicide and support for a local candidate in this week’s letters
The Source Staff

RE: City Council Votes Against Enforcing Vacation Rental Ban 4/16 Dear Barb and Gena, Thank you for taking the obvious and appropriate stance of being in favor of prohibiting short term rentals for the time being. You both demonstrated respect for the community and importantly respect for frontline workers as well as a better understanding […]

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Room Tax Rift

The City of Bend may be losing out on hundreds of thousands of room tax dollars from unreported vacation rentals
Laurel Brauns

Data from market research firm AirDNA reveals that the City of Bend may not be getting all the tax dollars it’s entitled to from vacation rental operators. AirDNA listed 1,411 active rentals on Airbnb or VRBO within Bend city limits as of last month. Eighty-five percent, or 1,200, are reported as whole-house rentals. City of […]

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Portland is Finalizing a Deal to Use Tourism Dollars to Battle Homelessness.

It’s a Precedent Central Oregon Should Follow.
The Source Staff

Just about one year ago, this editorial page highlighted the efforts underway in Portland to direct some of the money collected through tourism-related taxes to a fund supporting people on the verge of homelessness. It was a novel idea that caught our attention then—and now that the arrangement, as reported by the Portland Tribune last […]

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