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Balancing Impacts of Short-Term Rentals on Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges
The Impact of Short-Term Rentals like Airbnb on Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges Over the past decade, short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb have overturned the travel and accommodation industry, providing tourists with unique stays in local homes rather than … Continue reading
City of Burwell Adopts Comprehensive Plan, Zoning and Subdivision Regulations
At their public hearing on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the City of Burwell, Nebraska, City Council adopted the new Burwell, Nebraska, Comprehensive Plan, as well as a new Zoning Ordinance, Official Zoning Map, and Subdivision Regulations, as recommended by the … Continue reading
Bakken Boom May Need Timeout
Earlier this year, the USGS estimatedĀ “mean undiscovered volumes of 7.4 billion barrels of oil, 6.7 trillion cubic feet of associated/dissolved natural gas, and 0.53 billion barrels of natural gas liquids in the Bakken and Three Forks Formations in the Williston … Continue reading
MN House Passes On Variance Bill
From the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services office: House votes to ease restrictions on zoning variances published 4/4/2011 The House voted 79-52 to allow local governments greater latitude to grant zoning variances, but some said more work was … Continue reading
Open Letter on Legislation for Zoning Variances in Minnesota
An open letter to sponsors of MN HF 52/SF 13, dealing withĀ statutesĀ for zoning variances in Minnesota: As a professional planner of 20 years experience in several states, and a committed Conservative, I strongly oppose the proposed amendments in HF 52/SF … Continue reading
Don't Touch My Junk…..yard
Until recently, āDonāt touch my junkā was only a rallying cry for people who liked to accumulate broken down cars in their yards… Originally published on New Geography.com. Continue reading
FCC Sets Drop Dead Date on Wireless Sites
Planning & zoning professionals seem to have greeted with deafening silence the FCC decision last week on wireless tower siting timelines.Ā The press release begins: In a Declaratory Ruling (āRulingā) adopted today [18.11.09], the Federal Communications Commission (āFCCā) cleared the … Continue reading
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