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Resident urges Forest Park to regulate short-term rentals over safety and tax concerns
Summary
A Forest Park resident urged the council to adopt regulations for short-term rentals, saying platforms like Airbnb and VRBO operate as commercial enterprises but are lightly taxed and lack safety inspections; he provided a written statement for council members.
Bill cbec, speaking during the public-comment portion of the Village of Forest Park council meeting, urged elected officials to consider an ordinance regulating short-term rentals in town. "Short-term rentals operate as commercial entities but are not taxed as such," Bill said, adding that the platforms "are making billions of dollars" while local listings escape…
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