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Nantucket finance director outlines how short-term rental fees are used; board hears proposal to register year-round rentals
Summary
Finance Director Brian Turbot briefed the Board of Health on the $250 short-term rental registration fee, which is deposited into a revolving fund that currently pays GovOS (~$84,000/yr) and supports an STR compliance position; board members suggested adding year-round rental registration and tracking registration counts to compare regional fee structures.
Board members reviewed short-term rental (STR) registration fees and how fee income is allocated.
Curtis Barnes thanked staff for comparative data showing fee disparities across towns and suggested the town add counts of registered STRs to future analyses. Brian Turbot, the towns finance director (on the phone), explained the $250 STR registration fee is deposited into a revolving fund used…
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