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Jeremy Barnhart <br /> From: Denny Walsh <br /> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 3:05 PM <br /> To: Jeremy Barnhart; Jessica Loftus <br /> Subject: FW: Seasonal Vacation Rental Homes <br /> FYI <br /> Dennis Walsh <br /> Orono City Council <br /> 612.414.5055 <br /> From: 7ohn Purdy [johnkpurdy@aol.com] <br /> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 2:27 PM <br /> To: Denny Walsh <br /> Subject: Seasonal Vacation Rental Homes <br /> Dear Councilman Walsh- <br /> I have been a resident of Orono for 42 years, living happily on Fagerness Point. In the last <br /> couple of years, several of our neighbors have listed their homes on VRBO or Air-B and B for <br /> short term rentals. While we empathize with their need to rent to defray the costs of owning <br /> their homes, it does, in my mind, present a problem for our neighborhood. Often the rentals <br /> are for one or two weeks and the purpose of the renter is to enjoy the lake and host parties <br /> for their families and friends. Occasionally, those parties can be loud, late and boisterous <br /> with parking spilling over into neighbors turnarounds and lawns. The end of Fagerness Point <br /> is a narrow road with very limited on-street parking. <br /> In a larger sense, vacation rentals disrupt our sense of neighborhood. I never know who is <br /> residing in the rental houses because they come and go often, with children we don't know <br /> walking across our yards and using our docks for their recreation. The renters, justifiably, <br /> don't have time or interest in building lasting relationships or a sense of community with <br /> the neighborhood. <br /> I don't want to sound like a grouchy old guy, but the council asked for citizen input on the <br /> issue and I am happy to provide it. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> John Purdy <br /> 1975 Fagerness Point Road <br /> 1 <br />