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A series of public input sessions will focus on whether to allow short-term rentals like Airbnb properties.
Credit: Photos via Airbnb Published: 7:32 PM EST February 24, 2021 Updated: 7:52 PM EST February 24, 2021
BANGOR, Maine
As Maine readies for spring, communities are also bracing for another tourism season.
In Bangor, tourists have booked short-term rentals through Airbnb or other travel sites for years, but technically that form of rental is not allowed.
“There are people that are renting this way, Bangor Community and Economic Development Director Tanya Emery said. We know that. We are aware of that.
Bangor Planning Officer Anne Krieg said there are roughly 100 short-term rentals in the city, many of them Airbnb properties.
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BANGOR, Maine Bangor city officials are starting to discuss how to address increasingly popular short-term rentals, like Airbnb, by possibly setting new guidelines for rentals.
Short-term rentals are typically residential units (a room, apartment, or entire house) that is rented for less than 30 days. Sometimes these are used by tourists, traveling business professionals, among other uses.
The discussion follows a list of recommendations from the Affordable Housing Workgroup for the City to look into.