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Residents urge council to address rentals, short-term stays in North School Street historic district
Summary
Two residents of the North School Street area told the Normal Town Council they are concerned about conversions to rentals and short-term lodging, declining maintenance and parking impacts in the School Street/Normal Avenue historic district and asked the town for help and clarification on enforcement options.
Barbara Scanlon, a resident of 715 North School Street, told the Normal Town Council Sept. 2 that recent conversions to short-term rentals and rental properties are changing the character of the School Street/Normal Avenue historic district.
"It's at risk of turning back into a shabby apartment neighborhood again," Scanlon said, describing neighbors she said had worked to create a stable, family-oriented neighborhood and who are now seeing houses used as short-term or multi-occupant rentals. She…
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