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Select Board, Board of Health debate event rules, enforcement for short-term rentals and private gatherings
Summary
At a June 25 joint session, Select Board and Board of Health members reviewed draft gathering regulations tied to short-term rentals, but the boards did not adopt new rules; officials and residents instead highlighted enforcement capacity gaps and the need for clearer reporting channels and a broader islandwide approach.
A joint session of the Select Board and the Board of Health on June 25 focused on draft gathering regulations aimed at reducing neighborhood impacts from parties and large events, particularly those connected with short-term rentals. The boards did not adopt new rules during the meeting.
The discussion centered on whether draft regulations belong with the health department, whether the town has the staff and hours to enforce new permitting, and whether the rules would fairly apply to private homes as well as properties used as short-term rentals. "I do not believe currently that that is that the regulations as they're written are enforceable," Rocky Miramontes, the town's public health director, told the Select Board, citing limited staff availability and the practical need to determine whether a given property…
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