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As the town of Breckenridge attempts to tackle the growing number of short-term and vacation rentals in town, some are still skeptical about its efficacy and worry it could cause negative effects in the process.
Abbey Browne, association operations manager of Wood Woods Property Management and a member of the town’s overlay district task force, said that areas of town such as Peak 8, Upper Warriors Mark and Main Street Junction should be in zones that are more lenient to licenses, which was discussed by the task force in earlier conversations.
“These were all areas that were actually framed by the task force unanimously to be within non-residential zones — so either Zone 1 or Zone 2. My understanding was that they were cut out because of the (land use guideline) description that they didn’t meet certain lot descriptions or even density allotments. It wasn’t always clear,” Browne said. “During the work session (Tuesday), my new concern is it sounds like you guys can redraw the map. So why is that not happening? Where’s that consideration — especially considering it was a unanimous decision by that task force?”
In addition to those who spoke during the public comment period, the town published 264 pages of digital public comment submitted to town staff and the council. Among the submissions, some were from property owners advocating for their neighborhoods to be moved into more lenient zones. Others work in real estate and are worried that this would affect sales in the county.
The town council has finally killed the goose that laid the golden egg. And we will all suffer for their stupidity.
