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Survey on Short Term Rentals <br /> 129 Brings visitors and tourism dollars into the local economy. 2/11/2025 9:05 AM <br /> 130 Brings in additional income to small businesses. 2/11/2025 9:04 AM <br /> 131 Folks on vacation spend money in local businesses 2/11/2025 9:03 AM <br /> 132 1 would venture to guess that vacation homes generate 50%to the upper county's economy. 2/11/2025 9:02 AM <br /> 133 They benefit landlords and agencies that buy property with the intention of high priced short 2/11/2025 8:37 AM <br /> term rental <br /> 134 All they do is fatten the wallet of the owners. 2/11/2025 8:06 AM <br /> 135 Kittitas County is a huge recreational community. People come here to play and party, by 2/11/2025 6:45 AM <br /> forming large groups that aren't held responsible for what they do. Property is damaged, people <br /> cause chaos, and the public gets upset. <br /> 136 Economic impact is huge. 2/10/2025 11:03 PM <br /> 137 Most landlords are out of county 2/10/2025 10:50 PM <br /> 138 using all local restaurants and etc 2/10/2025 5:00 PM <br /> 139 Needed for tourism dollars but need some controls for locals to have housing to support 2/10/2025 4:46 PM <br /> tourism <br /> 140 Huge economic boost, these are affluent people that will pay a premium for access to our 2/10/2025 3:42 PM <br /> environment. <br /> 141 Creates jobs and brings in revenue to local businesses 2/10/2025 2:57 PM <br /> 142 no because renters arent committed and dont live in the community to value you it. 2/10/2025 2:06 PM <br /> 143 When you say"local economy," I think of local businesses and business operations at the 2/10/2025 1:59 PM <br /> pass. To that end, I don't think STRs deliver any impact that what full-time residents would <br /> contribute. <br /> 144 Brings availability to tourism and is an avenue to make housing affordable for extra housing 2/10/2025 9:52 AM <br /> income for locals <br /> 145 Our community is largely supported by people coming out of the city for the weekends to"get 2/10/2025 9:40 AM <br /> away."It is better for our community to have nice places for them to stay which in turn <br /> supports the locals in our community. <br /> 146 The bring in tourists and stimulate the local economy which never seems to thrive on its own. 2/10/2025 8:49 AM <br /> 147 Brings in people who buy gas, food, incidentals while here 2/10/2025 8:00 AM <br /> 148 Bridges the gap between youth to adulthood in financial ability to purchase housing,thus 2/10/2025 7:30 AM <br /> allowing young adults the opportunity to work&contribute to local economy <br /> 149 Bringing new people to the area who haven't been here before. 2/10/2025 5:38 AM <br /> 150 Brings additional income to our local businesses.Also provides higher property tax and sales 2/10/2025 3:41 AM <br /> tax revenue <br /> 151 Str 2/10/2025 2:24 AM <br /> 152 Increased usage of properties increases revenue for local businesses. 2/10/2025 2:00 AM <br /> 153 Tax revenue for county 2/9/2025 9:58 PM <br /> 154 To bring in new folks to the area that may not be able to buy up here, but would love to stay up 2/9/2025 9:54 PM <br /> here <br /> 155 They drive revenue to homeowners, investors, and local businesses. 2/9/2025 7:48 PM <br /> 156 Bringing in revenue to the local community is always a positive thing. I do expect, however, 2/9/2025 7:12 PM <br /> that they be respectful as well while visiting. <br /> 157 They economically benefit the community through building, tourism dollars, and jobs adjacent 2/9/2025 7:01 PM <br /> to property management. <br /> 7/96 <br />