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Survey on Short Term Rentals <br /> 452 1 am torn with this 2/4/2025 3:08 PM <br /> 453 Short term rentals typically haul in all of the supplies they need for the short term stay. They 2/4/2025 2:56 PM <br /> may go out for a meal or drinks but not much shopping. <br /> 454 Travelers/tourists come to area and spend money at local establishments 2/4/2025 2:32 PM <br /> 455 Additional o Sumer spending at local restaurants and stores as well as potential income for 2/4/2025 2:24 PM <br /> property owners. <br /> 456 Short term rentals overburden the only local grocery store in our area leaving shelves bare for 2/4/2025 2:24 PM <br /> locals who rely on the only store available within 20+ miles. <br /> 457 Most second home owners visit rarely.Without tourist the pass would not have restaurants or 2/4/2025 2:21 PM <br /> grocery stores. <br /> 458 But limited, if you saturate the market no where for people that work the service industry to 2/4/2025 2:19 PM <br /> live. <br /> 459 they often spend money in the community, and attend events 2/4/2025 2:05 PM <br /> 460 From an economic perspective they bring in groups who are looking to recreate, go out to 2/4/2025 1:54 PM <br /> meals, and participate in"tourist"activities. <br /> 461 They are a business that is unregulated 2/4/2025 1:45 PM <br /> 462 Most stay in the rental unit and don't visit local businesses. 2/4/2025 1:44 PM <br /> 463 They actually can help restaurants and shopping but cause a large burden on the rest of the 2/4/2025 1:41 PM <br /> community. <br /> 464 Money spent locally 2/4/2025 1:40 PM <br /> 465 Too much nature damage and fire risk to area due to lack of respect and refusal to follow 2/4/2025 1:38 PM <br /> safety regulations <br /> 466 They usually are only here on the weekends where I'm here 7 days a week. They are only 2/4/2025 1:38 PM <br /> supporting on the weekends when we don'tsupport our local businesses because it's too busy. <br /> 467 Visitors trash open spaces and don't respect the laws/rules 2/4/2025 1:36 PM <br /> 468 brings people into cle elum and county to use restaurants, parks, support businesses, creates 2/4/2025 1:34 PM <br /> jobs and generally brings revenues to support our community growth. <br /> 469 We have seen"investors" purchase property solely to rent out through short term rentals. This 2/4/2025 1:33 PM <br /> drives up the cost of property for local residents and creates a"transient"community, <br /> undercutting neighborhood relations. <br /> 470 visitors utilize local goods and services. 2/4/2025 1:31 PM <br /> 471 Except gas in some cases 2/4/2025 1:27 PM <br /> 472 They are here to party and don't about property owners 2/4/2025 1:23 PM <br /> 473 Renters don't care about our community 2/4/2025 1:16 PM <br /> 474 Brings in much needed revenue in the taxes on goods and services purchased while in the 2/4/2025 1:11 PM <br /> area <br /> 475 People visiting short term rentals visit restaurants, support shops and boost the local economy 2/4/2025 1:08 PM <br /> as a whole. <br /> 476 More people come and visit, and spend money in our local businesses 2/4/2025 1:01 PM <br /> 477 1 believe it has enabled people to actually pay their mortgages while the economy has been so 2/4/2025 12:59 PM <br /> tough. <br /> 478 The few bad actors really do wreck it for everyone. Those few don't follow the rules, don't 2/4/2025 12:57 PM <br /> respect property boundaries, and treat the surrounding lands as their own. <br /> 479 They attract families from all over the state and the country with convenient lodging options. 2/4/2025 12:56 PM <br /> 480 Our immediate economy is the town and the people who live and work here. People working all 2/4/2025 12:56 PM <br /> 19/96 <br />