So you’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon and join the ranks of Central Oregon’s vacation rental owners. What now? We’ve gathered up some advice to guide you in making your rental stand out from the crowds, and getting the most out of your investment. (If you haven’t already submitted your vacation rental application to […]
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Letters 4/21-4/28
GALVESTON AVENUE After reading the article in the Bulletin last week about potential changes to Galveston Avenue, I decided to ponder the best way for this to happen. And noticed that there is NO MONEY in the City budget for this $2.5-$5 million project. Since there is no college yet on the west side with […]
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No Room for More Inns
New City policies formalize vacation rental operations
Kickstarter. Uber. Airbnb. These services have been at the vanguard of the modern “sharing economy.” Yet, what started largely as informal means to generate a little extra money for ordinary people—whether by turning your car into a part-time taxi, or renting out your house while away on vacation yourself—has quickly matured into full-time businesses; in […]
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Side Notes 4/8-4/15
Last week, after hours of deliberation and months of meetings, City Council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances intended to stem the tide of vacation rentals encroaching on residential neighborhoods. The first ordinance will require new and existing short-term rentals owners to obtain an annual license with the City. However, new licenses […]
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Building the Big Picture
At last week’s City Council meeting, the debate over how to manage short-term rentals began to take more focus when City Council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances that include a new short-term rental licensing program and changes to land use code that limit the concentration of what are frequently referred to […]
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Bend City Council Votes to Limit Vacation Rentals
Last night, after hours of deliberation, a battle-weary city council voted unanimously to support the first reading of ordinances including a new short-term rental licensing program and changes to land use code that limit the concentration of what are frequently referred to as vacation rentals. Under the first ordinance, which passed with relative ease, new […]
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Side Notes 4/1-4/8
An activist group called Cascadia Forest Defenders protested proposed clear cuts in the Deschutes National Forest on Monday by hanging a banner from the Highway 97 overpass above Greenwood Avenue that read “Entering Deschutes National Forest: Where Recreation and Clearcuts Abound!” The Defenders, a grassroots environmental organization opposed to what it calls the “ecologically and […]
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Property Rights and Wrongs
Proposed vacation rental changes may not help affected neighborhoods
After months of lengthy meetings, the Vacation Home Rental Task Force has drafted land use recommendations for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council. But even if the City adopts the proposed changes, it’s not likely to change the landscape of the westside neighborhoods on the frontlines of the issue. “The recommendation is for […]
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Letters 12/30-1/6
IN REPLY TO “CASEY ROATS: NEXT-GENERATION WORKING CLASS CONSERVATIVE” (12/31) If Roats Water System “isn’t making anyone rich,” how on earth are they partnering with Avion and buying another city water utility (Juniper)??? There is more to that story Erin Rook… —Anonymous via bendsource.com IN REPLY TO “BEST SOURCE BURNS” (12/31) Sounds like it’s time […]
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Letters 11/18-11/25
IN REPLY TO “TELL THE CITY HOW YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT VACATION RENTALS” (11/13) Two vacation rentals located next door to my main residence, eventually, after three years, forced me to sell my home. Living next door to a short-term rental property is absolutely impossible. New guests weekly, new sounds weekly, new pets trespassing onto […]