Steve Robles Mad River Union ARCATA – Citing a lack of stakeholder notice, Arcata’s City Council delayed a decision to cap the city’s short-term rentals at 125 and add more regulations and fees on operating those units. City staff admitted the owners of those properties had not been properly notified of the pending decision, and…
Trinidad Tidings: Lions and rentals and lights
“Freedom of the Press, What Does It Mean?” was the topic for the annual Trinidad Lions Club Student Speakers Contest held last week. Four students from three local high schools competed before a Trinidad Town Hall audience. Isabelle Ely from North Coast Preparatory Academy (NPA) won the contest in the first of five more…
Trinidad revisits vacation rental controversy
Elaine Weinreb Mad River Union TRINIDAD – For many years, vacation rentals have been a source of controversy in Trinidad. At nearly every meeting of the Trinidad City Council, complaints were heard about late-night parties, large numbers of guests using up all the parking on the street, and the gradual transformation of residential neighborhoods into…
Rental owners file claim against city
Patrick Evans Mad River Union TRINIDAD – Vacation rental owners filed two damage claims for tens of thousands of dollars against the City of Trinidad Wednesday, Sept. 14. The claimants, owner of Redwood Coast Vacation Rentals Mike Reinman and home owners Michael and Gail Covney, accuse the seaside village of unlawfully prohibiting them from operating…
Seaside village debates vacation home rules
Patrick Evans Mad River Union TRINIDAD – More than a year after declaring an emergency moratorium on vacation rental permits, the Trinidad City Council is beginning the adoption process of an amendment to the city’s vacation rental ordinance. The amendment is mostly intended to limit the number of vacation rentals in Trinidad and create a…
Trinidad extends moratorium on vacation rentals
Patrick Evans Mad River Union TRINIDAD – Trinidad has put the brakes on the vacation rental industry for another year. The Trinidad City Council voted unanimously Wednesday, June 9 to extend an urgency moratorium on new licenses for residential houses rented out for less than 30 days, called Vacation Dwelling Units (VDUs). The extended moratorium…
Letters To The Ed through Jan. 13, 2015
Media ignoring a huge Humboldt story We are facing the largest story of decades and I am stunned at how little media interest there has been. The Humboldt Board of Supervisors is considering the ordinance for commercial grows. They are considering then the economic future of our entire county. This is huge! For example: if…
Trinidad Tries To Regulate Vacation Rentals
Tabitha Soden Mad River Union TRINIDAD – Three years in the making, Trinidad’s proposed ordinance regulating vacation rentals was once again before the Trinidad City Council at a recent meeting. Trinidad City Council discussed the Vacation Dwelling Unit (VDU) ordinance, first proposed in 2011, at its April 9 meeting and listened to concerns from owners…