Port Aransas city council begins to address short term rental issues
and last updated 2021-07-15 23:32:17-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The anticipation had definitely built up in Port Aransas. It was a full room at the monthly city council meeting, many there to talk about short term rentals (STR).
Council heard arguments from both sides, but some decisions made make it seem they are against short term rentals.
They passed a second reading that with tighten up language of what defines a sleeping room. Sleeping rooms dictate how many people can stay in an STR. Their hope is this revision will cut down on larger groups in rentals.
Port Aransas residents say short-term rentals have become too much
and last updated 2021-06-23 19:31:38-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Port Aransas has been known to be a tourist town, but the locals now have to ask What is enough tourism?
âThis is something different, said resident Barney Farley. This is not tourism: this is mega-commerce and mega-bucks.
The issue on some Port Aransas permanent residents minds is the number of short-term rentals being built in the city, and how quickly they re being built.
âIt is eroding our community, said Maggie Sheldon. It is taxing our infrastructure and itâs pricing people out of our community.
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