Barbara Barry

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Barbara Barry3 years ago I strongly believe that short-term rentals are destructive to residential neighborhoods and profit only the property absentee owners at the expense of the larger community. No family wants parties and constant turnover next door. Please outlaw them (VRBO, AirBNB, etc). before they get a greater foothold in the City of Plattsburgh. We must learn from Lake Placid and Saranac Lake who acted too late and now are struggling to control and limit them. As they do so and STR profiteers look around for new sites to expand and destroy, the pressure increases in Plattsburgh and we must be prepared by banning short-term rentals now. Our housing stock is already limited, aging and, at least in the Center City, deteriorating due to lousy landlords. We cannot afford any additional pressure on housing in ANY areas of the city if we expect long-term residents to be able to live, work, rent, or buy homes here. STR’s reduce housing options for permanent residents and families who want to rent or buy a house because they are profitable to the absentee landlords. The city needs to protect its residents and families from this through zoning and through preserving its existing R-1 and R-2 areas.