Well, the fools on the Breckenridge Town Council have begun the process to devalue all the properties in Breckenridge as well as eventually kill our tourism business.
Those who spoke at public comment overwhelmingly opposed the move
The Breckenridge Town Council voted unanimously on first reading to pass an ordinance capping the number of nonexempt short-term rental licenses at 2,200, following nearly five hours of public comment overwhelmingly against the move.
The town also received more than 450 emails for public comment, which were shared with Town Council. Council members.
Jim Langland said the cap is government overreach, taking away private property rights with public policy, and encouraged council to send the matter to voters.
“Breckenridge is a destination town built for tourists, and they have come. And now the council is trying to limit lodging choices, giving an unfair advantage to hotels (and) timeshare companies. And the one-unit owner loses out,” Langland said. “Timeshares have hurt town and now are exempt. That’s wrong.”
Summit Mountain Rentals owner Mary Waldman asked that the cap be raised to a higher number and said that while the council members have said they “have to do something,” they have also admitted this won’t lead to a large-scale conversion back to long-term rentals. She also said much of the data the decision is being made off of includes exempt properties, which would not be affected by the cap.
“As I watched the last Town Council meeting, it broke my heart to hear you throw out numbers as you toyed with the livelihood of my staff,” Waldman said. “The very locals you want to protect (laughed as if) it was a game bidding for a lower number.”
