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new economic impact study and next week

9/19/2020

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New Economic Impact Study & Next PC Meeting

 

Dear STRACC Members,


We wanted to share a new study released this week about the Economic Impact of STRs on Chelan County. The study was commissioned by the North Central Washington Association of Realtors ("NCWAR") represented by one of our affiliate attorneys who submitted the study along with public comments in support of STRs and against the current moratorium. To summarize the highlights of the report, the rental fees and spending by guests of STRs in unincorporated areas generated:
  • $108 million in direct economic activity, and another $45 million in indirect activity.
  • $42 million in wages and supported over 1,400 jobs.
  • $820,000 in general sales taxes, 10% of total collections in Chelan
  • $2.3 million in lodging taxes
As we all know, this type of economic analysis has been sorely missing from the STR review process thus far and conspicuously lacking from the BERK Situational Assessment commissioned by the County earlier this year. Our economic Impact has been the elephant in the room in this whole debate, so it’s great to finally have some real economic data to help guide the process. We hope the County will give our economic impact serious consideration as the process moves forward.

Next week: The Planning Commission is scheduled to deliberate on the proposed code next Wednesday Sept 23 at 7pm with a possible decision to send the code back again to the BoCC. This comes after their somewhat chaotic Sept 9th Public Hearing (recorded here), in which the PC inexplicably decided to cut off public comments at 8:45pm in a meeting that was scheduled to go until 10pm. Many people were unable to speak and left confused, just when momentum had shifted in favor to STRs. We counted a ratio of at least 2:1 of comments in favor of STRs vs. those against. Unfortunately, no further public comment will be admitted before next week's deliberation meeting, but you'll be able to listen in via this Zoom link. Public comments will likely resume if and when the BoCC gets the code back from the PC.

Finally, we want to again express our gratitude to all STRACC members for your continued financial support. Our legal strategy is clearly working. We are disrupting the process and creating space for important discussions that must be had before the County passes any code that will so seriously endanger our local economies.

Please continue donating so we can keep defending your property rights. The STRACC board serves on a strictly volunteer basis. All of your donations go to legal expenses, minus a tiny amount of administrative expense. We can't continue this fight without you. So thank you again!!

Thank you!
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