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Survey on Short Term Rentals <br /> Q20 Do you have any additional comments or concerns regarding short- <br /> term rentals in our Kittitas County? <br /> Answered: 377 Skipped: 518 <br /> # RESPONSES DATE <br /> 1 Short term rentals are heavily impacting our area. These renters visit for a short period of time 4/6/2025 10:54 PM <br /> and do not respect our area the same way as our community members. The recklnessness <br /> and danger they bring is disgusting. It's impacting communities everywhere in Kittitas County, <br /> especially upper county. <br /> 2 They county doesn't need to enforce regulations any further. 3/20/2025 5:56 PM <br /> 3 They need to be better monitored for tax collection purposes 3/18/2025 2:51 PM <br /> 4 1 am deeply concemed about folks renting a short term in the"country"part of Yes A fresh pot 3/18/2025 11:06 AM <br /> Kittias That's Caughey County and starting a wildfire. WHO will be held responsible for starting <br /> up a bbq,for example,with charcoal briquettes, and we lose our house??Going through the <br /> Taylor Bridge Fire in 2012 was bad enough. We were evacuated twice!! Ai A home one mile <br /> away from ours was a TOTAL loss. Please be careful of approving this code. Please, deeply <br /> consider all of the possible scenarios that could rear their ugly heads. Short term gains for an <br /> "absentee"home owner with long term losses for those of us who live FULL time in our homes <br /> and on our land.We have"14 heartbeats"on this place to evacuate. I don't want to do it again <br /> because of someone else's negligence that doesn't live here 24/7/365. <br /> 5 Short term rentals can be beneficial to the community if done responsibly and with awareness 3/12/2025 7:55 PM <br /> for local culture, community and needs <br /> 6 needs to have rules to maintain neighborhood quality of life 3/12/2025 10:26 AM <br /> 7 1 understand the concern but with so many folks in my industry out of work the implication of 3/9/2025 9:55 PM <br /> not having the option to short term rent out my place means less money into the community <br /> and Lilly short sells on houses. If you need cash short term rentals is viable. If the county <br /> wants to regulate do classes on his to be a good host, don't make the community suffer with <br /> over bearing rules and regulations. I moved out here to not have a HOA. The county sounds <br /> like it wants to be a HOA. There could be all kinds of legal complications including loss of <br /> estimated income due to new ordinance or rules with grandfathering in existing owners who <br /> may have purchased a house there knowing they had short term rental as plan able should <br /> they not have enough to cover the mortgage. <br /> 8 They are businesses held out as home rentals. They should be legally defined as a 3/9/2025 8:57 PM <br /> businesses and subject to rules/regulations of a business. For example if located in an HOA <br /> that disallows its members to operate a business within the HOA, short term rentals aka air <br /> bnb should not be allowed <br /> 9 I'm concerned about unnecessary government interference and regulation of a small business 3/8/2025 12:52 PM <br /> segment that provides important income to local families and that contributes to the local <br /> economy. It has a low-impact environmental footprint and introduces people to the beauty of <br /> the region. <br /> 10 All you need to do is study the"short term rental" nightmare that occurred in Chelan.Why not 3/6/2025 10:10 AM <br /> learn from that and get ahead of the crisis?I'm not against short term rentals; I'm against <br /> greedy short term rental owners who do not manage their guests and allow them to wreak <br /> havoc All you need to do is study the"short term rental" nightmare that occurred in Chelan. <br /> Why not learn from that and get ahead of the crisis? I'm not against short term rentals, I'm <br /> against greedy short term rental owners who do not manage their guests and allow them to <br /> wreak havoc on neighborhoods, increase risk of wildfires and do it all in the name of greed! <br /> One of the short-term housing board members is a BULLY with a personal agenda since she's <br /> an owner of short-term rentals. Anyone who speaks against her is a target of her attack. I <br /> believe in capitalism but not at the expense of neighbors,wildlife, and forest fire. To <br /> compromise on this, many towns have a limit on#of rental units, increased management <br /> expectations, fines to the renters for breaking rules and requiring local management. Other <br /> 69/96 <br />