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I have been a local resident for over 20 years. I am an active volunteer with Housing Solutions Network (HSN) and am writing to you today to urge you to support their Short Term Rental
Regulation Proposal. I started volunteering with HSN due to my long term concern with the lack of affordable housing in our county for our workforce, retired folks on a fixed income,
and our low income neighbors. It is clear that short term rentals take away housing units that otherwise would be available to meet the needs of these folks.
I hear constantly from people who grew up here and can no longer afford to live here, from retired friends who are getting evicted due to exorbitant rent hikes, from employers who cannot
find employees due to the lack of workforce housing.
I recognize that we are impacted by the same market forces that are creating housing problems all over the globe and have limited tools to use locally to address our housing crisis.
The proposal that HSN has forwarded for Short Term Rentals can help us to use local tools to meet this need.
Please do all you can to enthusiastically enact this proposal!
Thank you for your diligent work on behalf of our community,
Carla Main
Port Townsend