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Falmouth advisory committee defends short‑term rental bylaw as Board of Health flags inspection burden
Summary
Committee members defended a proposed short‑term rental bylaw set for Town Meeting, saying registration and a contractor-funded system can provide 24/7 contact and help fund oversight; Jed Goldstone of the Board of Health warned annual inspections for 800+ rentals would strain health‑department staffing.
A Select Board short‑term rental advisory committee met March 16 to prepare for an upcoming Town Meeting debate on a proposed short‑term rental bylaw and to hear concerns raised by the Board of Health.
The committee emphasized that the bylaw creates a registration system to provide a 24‑hour contact for neighbors and enforcement, and that a $50,000 contractor contract has been budgeted to build a registration system that could allow owner self‑inspections, store records and reduce staff workload, a committee member said. "This is a registration program for now and a contact information for people when there's problems," the committee member said.
Jed Goldstone, identified in the transcript as a…
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