Norwood Chamber asks lodging-tax panel for help finding unregistered short‑term rentals and discusses RV park plan

Becky, representing the Norwood Chamber of Commerce, asked the San Miguel Lodging Tax Board for direction and assistance to identify short-term rental operators who are not registering or remitting lodging taxes to the county.

Becky said the Chamber can do “boots on the ground” outreach but needs direction: "I need, I guess, from you guys to see if you could give me direction on what steps the chamber needs to take so we can help get additional funds that need to be coming to our San Miguel County," she said. Panel members suggested cross-checking county business license or registration lists against Airbnb and VRBO listings and filing complaints with planning if hosts are not registered.

County staff said enforcement is complaint-based: planning will check its registration list and notify unregistered hosts to register and remit sales and lodging tax; the state Department of Revenue can also perform audits when needed. The board encouraged the Chamber to compile suspected listings and provide addresses so planning can follow up.

Separately, the Chamber outlined interest in supporting a proposed RV park outside Norwood by a landowner (identified in the meeting as Demian Brooks). Panel members said zoning for an RV park exists for that parcel and suggested Region 10 enterprise-zone incentives as a possible funding avenue; the Chamber agreed to contact the property owner with that information.

What happens next: The Chamber will continue outreach and report suspected unregistered short-term rental listings to planning; the board directed staff and planning to pursue registration and tax collection where violations are found.