affordable housing

In addition to choosing Frisco City Council members, Frisco residents will see a tax question on their ballot. The question asks if the city should levy a 5% excise tax — a tax imposed on goods, services, or!-->…

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (3-8-22), it will consider a temporary moratorium on new short-term rental permits in residential areas for one year. Short-term rentals have grown in popularity over the past decade as online…

The rise of short-term rental accommodations in recent years has provided vacationers with travel accommodation options in addition to hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts. But these vacation rentals also have the potential to…

In a scathing response to allegations that the Aspen government circumvented open meeting laws and secretly plotted an order to temporarily freeze residential development and new vacation rental permits, City Attorney…

Breadcrumb Links Local News File photo Content of the article New rules are on the horizon for homes and rooms rented out in London through websites like Airbnb, years after the regulations were first proposed.…

LAKE PLACID — The North Elba City Council is considering placing a moratorium on the issuance of any new vacation rental licenses for the next six months, while the council…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — A popular Sacramento park could become a place to stay for people living in RVs and cars, at least temporarily. It's a new proposition initiated by City Council member Katie Valenzuela. The details…

Most of Steamboat's short-term rentals are in the area known as the “condominium” south of Walton Creek Road.John F. Russell / steamboat pilot!-->…

On the outskirts of Ashland, a few blocks from Exit 14 to Interstate 5, Cass Sinclair crosses the ravaged ground floor of a former Super 8 motel."Once we have completed our entire first phase of renovations - we have to install an…

Completing their policy making for the year, Oakland officials set the stage on Tuesday for several new homeless housing to likely open in 2022. Over thirteen hours of back-to-back city…

Gabriel Barhell, 56, is a former Tennessee Air Force medic who served in the First Gulf War. He came to Santa Cruz with his girlfriend, a traveling nurse. And when they broke up, he ended up living in the forest.…

For the publisher: This Saturday I sat on my living room floor reading to my 2 year old son as a parade of strangers trampled my attic to plan the renovation of the apartment I had rented on East Street for nine. years. A woman…

A major new study has found that vacation rental homes drive long-term new housing development in cities that don't have strict vacation rental regulations. The study found that cities that restrict the development of vacation rental…

The Sarasota City Commission voted Monday to delay debate on the new so-called "house-sharing" rules until a formal ordinance has been drafted. If ultimately approved, the new rules may allow city residents to rent out parts of their…

Most people don't think of motels when they think of homelessness. A homeless person is often described as middle-aged, unemployed and male, with substance abuse problems, sleeping rough in a park or under a bridge. Yet homelessness is a…

Maui County Council has approved a bill at first reading that would allow the county to acquire 493 acres in Waiale for cultural preservation for $ 10.5 million. It was among several measures adopted at first reading on Friday, including…

Editor, I read the recent story about the county wasting $ 70,000 to study the transformation of a hotel into "affordable housing." I am shocked, but not surprised that the county has a fundamental misunderstanding about the housing…

Motel rooms transformed into affordable housing Old motels and hotels are getting a makeover. FOX 35's Valerie Boey has the story. KISSIMMEE, Florida - As motels and hotels convert to affordable housing, Osceola County Commissioners…

Editor's Note: Addie Lentzner is an elder at Arlington Memorial High School and also a student activist, advocating for the homeless in Vermont and leading the Student Committee Against Racism. For this story, she worked as a student…

It was inevitable that the 67-year-old City Center Motel in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant neighborhood would eventually be acquired in order to pursue its redevelopment potential. The 35,000-square-foot motel property at 2111 Main Street -…

The council also unanimously approved an ordinance to establish a new housing trust fund to help homeowners looking to renovate their old properties and increase the city's affordable housing stock. The housing…

As a debate over emergency motel housing unfolds in Montpellier, organizations across the state are embarking on longer-term solutions to the problem of homelessness.Federal coronavirus relief funds…

A map of Saranac Lake zoning districts and the number of short term rentals in each district. (Photo provided - The village of Saranac Lake) …

A former Fredericton motel has started taking in homeless people as an overnight shelter and is expected to continue doing so through the winter months. The John Howard Society has opened the doors of the City Motel on Regent Street to…

Whitefish Mayor John Muhlfeld broke a tie on Monday to overturn a possible 90-day moratorium on licensing of new vacation rentals in the city. Council!-->!-->!-->…

Portland, Maine is trying to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers. The situation did not prompt the city to turn places like the Portland Expo into temporary shelters, but it left a number of families waiting in motels for…

STRASBOURG - The town planning commission recommended Tuesday evening a new proposal for an ordinance on…

If you're a police dispatcher (or chief of police) in Santa Cruz, or a member of city council, you'll probably spend a good deal of your working life trying to appease neighborhood residents angry about the RVs parked in. their streets.…

The Vacation Rental Impact on page 19 of the September 23 edition of Chaffee County Weather alleges that…

Brothers James and Andre Keys live just 2 miles from where they grew up in Bayview-Hunters Point six decades ago. But instead of a house, they now call it a 40-foot camper van parked next to the house in Candlestick Point State…

Selfless academic studies confirm what some Buena Vista Town staff and elected officials have consistently…

Ron lives on Delaware Avenue, in a row of RVs and trailers, in his 31-foot-long RV. The self-proclaimed "local native", 68, has been walking around the Natural Bridges area for a few months, but has been living in the RV since…

While hundreds of homeless people in Vermont are expected to lose access to state-paid motel rooms during the pandemic, advocates on Monday urged officials to extend the benefit even longer. In July, the state extended the hotel voucher…

CRESTED BUTTE, Colorado - In almost every window of every store along Elk Avenue in Crested Butte, there is a Help Wanted sign. All over the city, businesses are struggling to find enough employees to keep their doors open. These panels…

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As The Village Green completes its sale process, its new owners have communicated information to the Town of Cottage Grove regarding plans for the 61-year-old facility. “We are excited to create a dynamic mixed-use…

Finding shelter and services for dozens of homeless residents is not easy, especially when it has to happen in a matter of weeks. But HomeFirst CEO Andrea Urton said it was doable when you had the right resources. Last week, residents…

OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL - The Magic Castle is not a fancy Walt Disney World resort, but a humble hotel. And the place where Hassanna Malainine, who is called Sammy, and her three children now live. Maya, 7, Rayan, 9, and Bidi, 12, said they…

Salem, Oregon, Aug 9, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Mid-year update from Earth Gen-Biofuel Inc. (OTC: EGBB). As…

The massive Canyon River Ranch project planned on Doll Baby Ranch Road was the subject of a series of…

By Melissa Montalvo, CalMatters State funding efforts to house homeless residents in converted motels could be a game-changer for Motel Drive, a neighborhood in Fresno that city leaders say has long been plagued by drug trafficking, human…

A lot was missing during the coronavirus crisis, and that includes housing.When the country went into lockdown, the Americans were on the move. The sudden upheaval caused house prices to soar.Even now, potential buyers continue to be…

Concerns about noise, safety risks and a lack of affordable housing are leading residents of the California High Desert to demand tighter controls on the local vacation rental market.Complaints against short-term rentals in the Morongo…

Envision Chaffee is asking citizens to submit comments by June 20 on the draft Chaffee County Recreation Plan they have prepared. I would strongly recommend that readers visit this site to read the draft plan and post comments to make…