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Council accepts Equal Rights Commission advisory report amid hours of public debate over short-term rental rules
Summary
After more than three hours of public testimony, the Green Bay Common Council voted 10–2 to accept (receive and place on file) the Equal Rights Commission's advisory report on short-term rental regulation; testimony included STR owners warning of job and revenue losses and residents urging action to protect housing affordability.
A long, sometimes emotional public-comment period dominated the Green Bay Common Council meeting on Nov. 11 as residents, short-term rental (STR) owners and civic groups testified about draft recommendations from the Equal Rights Commission (ERC) on regulating short-term rentals.
The ERC recommended measures including a 7-night minimum stay and a 180-day annual cap on STR operation in some cases; proponents said limits could free housing for local residents and slow conversions of homes into investment properties, while opponents — including the newly formed Green Bay STR Alliance and many small…
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