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Commercial_Case_7475 OP t1_j7n1ozv wrote

Reply to comment by Nauticalknots in We Need to Do Something About STRs by Commercial_Case_7475

I can understand how it may sound in my post, but this situation is definitely not as benign as your comment would portray. Yes, the get togethers with ATVs blaring sirens and music till midnight do get annoying when you have kids and animals that need a decent rest, but it's the further development of the property directly adjacent to me that has me concerned. If it were not for the allure of non-residents to "cash in" on their slice of Vermont with Airbnb's, no way he'd be putting up an ADU right next to where my kids play outside.

Besides, this is more of an issue of people importing their attitude toward neighbors from shitty places where people just step all over each other to get their cake. I also have a spot that I could eventually develop into an Airbnb, but I have ruled this out already because it's right next to my neighbors house, and I actually have respect for their space and privacy. That's the thing about Vermont, we function without as much regulation as other states because we respect each others right to live undisturbed and in our own space, and are content to live off our land.

Reminds me of an Ethan Allen quote "The gods of the hills are not the gods of the valley".

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Commercial_Case_7475 OP t1_j7myz4w wrote

Reply to comment by Curious_Leader_2093 in We Need to Do Something About STRs by Commercial_Case_7475

I agree 100%. It makes no damn sense to let non-residents squeeze lower working class people out of property ownership or being able to afford to live in their home town. Rich folks moving in used to be good, when there were just several summer homes, and they behaved like they were guests, not like they owned the whole place. If they don't contribute to the local economy like a real neighbor, they ought to, at the very least, pay more taxes to the town. At least we could afford more sand for our road maintenance budget, or even another dump truck.

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No-Ganache7168 t1_j7mxwh4 wrote

Reply to We Need to Do Something About STRs by Commercial_Case_7475

In order to have concerts he probably needs a permit. You could go to your zoning officer to see if this would even be allowed. You could also look into your town noise ordinance and complain if he violates it.

It really sucks that he has 10 acres and is putting the house practically in your front yard. I'm sure it's as far from his home as possible. Does our town have a setback ordinance that could protect you?

If he lists it on Airbnb he won't be allowed to have the tiny house guests throw parties. My friend lives across the road from an Airbnb and when the owners allowed guests to throw a huge pre-wedding party she complained by calling a hotline and the listing was temporarily removed.

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you_give_me_coupon t1_j7mxcwa wrote

Reply to comment by Smeedge_Kilgannon in We Need to Do Something About STRs by Commercial_Case_7475

This is why the message that uniting based on class is racist is pushed so hard. (And identity politics generally.) The wealthy people running the country and the state really, really, don't want regular working people of all stripes uniting to advance their common economic interests.

If there is ever a credible threat to AirBNBs in this state, expect countless articles and VPR "explainers" about how wanting affordable housing for regular people is actually racist. It's happened so many times before, like when Coca Cola paid the NAACP to say taxes on sugary drinks were racist.

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