Save Highlands deposes Town Board

by Kim Lewicki
Posted on 8 Sep 2022
News

Aug. 31 marked one year the Town of Highlands has been navigating its short-term rental ordinance and the fallout from its Aug. 24, 2021 decision to prohibit STRs in the R1 zoning districts effective Jan. […]

Proposed ordinances for Short-term Rentals as well as legal ramifications of pursuing those proposals were briefly discussed at last Thursday’s Town Board meeting. Amendments to the Planning Board’s original STR ordinance, which was the subject […]

Lately, the issues of ordinance violations and crimes in Highlands have been associated with Short-term Rentals specifically increased noise, unlawful parking and trash as well as theft/larceny, burglary/breaking and entering, and property damage. Last week […]

At Tuesday night’s special Planning Board meeting, the board put the finishing touches on the proposed ordinance it hammered out on Aug. 2 with a vote of 4-1. Member Wendall Willard again dissented. The gist: […]

by Kim Lewicki
Posted on 9 Aug 2022
News

In a surprise move last Tuesday, the 5-member Planning Board voted unanimously to not recommend the two proposed STR-related ordinances presented by the Town Board. Instead, in a 4-1 vote, members agreed to tweak their […]

The community building was packed Monday night to hear the Planning Board’s recommendation on the town’s two short-term rental ordinance amendments. But it looks like that could be a long time coming – board members […]

Two versions of the amended Unified Development Ordinance as it pertains to Short-term Rentals were briefly discussed at the Special Meeting Thursday, July 14, prior to them being submitted to the Planning Board. The Planning […]

On Thursday, June 23, science buff Barrett McKim was conducting an experiment to change the color of different rocks and fool’s gold, when the alcohol he was heating up on a Bunsen burner caused the […]

In a special meeting June 30, the Highlands Town Board passed the Highlands Comprehensive Community Plan in a 4 to 1 vote. Under state mandate municipalities with zoning had to approve a Comp Plan by […]

The status of the short term rental issue in Highlands is still not clear. Since the Town Board voted 4-1 to pass the amended STR Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) language at its May Town Board […]

No tax increase nor increase for town services The FY 2022-’23 budget was finalized and passed 4-1 with very little fanfare at the June Town Board meeting. Commissioner Marc Hehn voted against it because he […]

New STRs in R1 are prohibited; those in existence are grandfathered Highlands has been waiting with bated breath for the Town Board to make its decision regarding the continuation of Short-term Rentals in town. There […]

Over the past few weeks Mountaintop Rotary Club of Highlands has been raising money from the club and its members for Ukraine relief. Recently efforts have expanded to coordinate with the Highlands community with the intent of […]

The last step before the Town Board begins final deliberations about Highlands’ Short-term Rentals was a Public Hearing on the Planning Board’s recommendations for amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) concerning STRs. Every time […]

If all goes as planned, the Bank of America building on Carolina Way and Pine Street will be no more. At the February Planning Board meeting, members considered the conceptual plans presented by Jeff Weller […]