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Survey on Short-Term Rentals often. It helps the people who live in our community have a way to make extra money when things are getting so expensive and they in turn spend that in their community. I am always in favor of people being able to use their property to benefit their family. When you build or renovate a property the you are investing in contractors and business that will supply you with all you need to construct, paint, drywall, renovate, and possibly upkeep a property. 284 Brings in visitors who may not want to stay in the limited hotel-type housing options - 2/4/2025 10:33 PM especially at Snoqualmie Pass where there is only ONE low-quality motel and Easton, Roslyn, Ronald and Cle Elum where housing choices for visitors are super limited outside of short term rentals 285 Allows comfortable extended stays for larger groups of people. They are able to get a better 2/4/2025 10:00 PM taste of our community as opposed to staying in a cookie cutter hotel on the outskirts of town. 286 The guests who come to the rentals also go to the local restaurants, grocery and gas stores, 2/4/2025 10:00 PM rental supply stores, and local shops. The town of Roslyn would suffer immensely if they lost tourism income from rentals. 287 Brings in more consumers for the locals business 2/4/2025 9:45 PM 288 They bring income to the business owners of the community. 2/4/2025 9:31 PM 289 The bring tourists and they bring revenue 2/4/2025 9:25 PM 290 They give tourists more options for lodging and show more of the community 2/4/2025 9:24 PM 291 They shop, eat out and attend community events 2/4/2025 9:20 PM 292 Suncadia and more rentals in the area brings vast amount of jobs and economy to our county 2/4/2025 9:14 PM 293 No oversight for wild renters. Exactly why Leavenworth and Chelan had to step in to protect 2/4/2025 9:10 PM neighborhoods 294 Revenue to local business, addition tax revenue to local government, property owners can 2/4/2025 9:10 PM garner additional income fo people on fixed incomes, addition housing options for visitors in areas with low hotel options. 295 No different than a hotel. People stay here, people spend money here 2/4/2025 9:06 PM 296 They provide jobs, drive spending in restaurants, shops, grocery stores. And they are well 2/4/2025 8:59 PM maintained, making neighborhoods look nice. 297 Any positive economic contributions are negated by blight on impacted neighborhoods. 2/4/2025 8:25 PM 298 Make housing less affordable 2/4/2025 8:22 PM 299 Most of the money spent by visitors is spent prior to arriving to upper kittitas 2/4/2025 8:21 PM 300 It's not really the local keeping these towns going it's out of towners that come here and 2/4/2025 8:08 PM support all the small businesses 301 Revenue 2/4/2025 8:06 PM 302 There's no affordable housing for residents 2/4/2025 8:05 PM 303 Brings in money 2/4/2025 7:48 PM 304 Short term rentals take away housing from people who actually work in our community. It is 2/4/2025 7:35 PM incredibly difficult for people who work in upper county to find housing here, leading to many commuters from Ellensburg where there is more affordable housing. 305 Short term rentals are ruining neighborhoods. They take away the sense of community in 2/4/2025 7:31 PM neighborhoods. Renters are constantly in and out with a lot of turnover and tenants don't treat rentals like they would if they owned their own home. 306 Sometimes, but having one in your own neighborhood is a big negative. 2/4/2025 7:30 PM 307 Food gas purchases 2/4/2025 7:24 PM 308 If someone needs a short term rental they are probably from out of town and so are bringing 2/4/2025 7:14 PM '.outside" money into the valley. People doing short term rentals tend to be on vacation as well and more likely to spend more on food and activities. 13 /87