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Local host warns moratorium will hurt households that rely on short-term rental income
Summary
A resident whose short-term rental application was recently approved said Milford’s permitting was thorough but that the moratorium could harm people dependent on rental income; the board adopted the moratorium to allow rule revisions and data collection.
Josh Simpson, who said his short-term rental application was recently approved by the Town, told the board that Milford’s permitting system was "more robust than in some neighboring communities" and warned that a moratorium would adversely affect people who rely on rental income.
Board members acknowledged that hosts raised economic concerns but said the moratorium is intended to balance competing interests—giving officials time to study the issue, gather complaint and enforcement data, and propose revised rules. No compensation or specific mitigations for hosts were discussed or adopted at the March 4 meeting.
