After months of discussions and heated arguments, the Highlands Board of Commissioners voted to approve changes to the town’s Unified Development Ordinance in regard to its short-term rental policies at the May Town Board meeting. […]
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 […]
Tonight is the May meeting of the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. Prior to this meeting, the […]
Last Friday afternoon the weather was warm. Sallie was on the front porch listening to the birds. She asked me to join her. We began to hear voices talking over the Billy Ray Cyrus 1992 […]
I want to thank everyone for a very successful and civil public hearing last Thursday night that addressed the Highlands Planning Board’s recommendations concerning short term rental amendments to the UDO. Over thirty people spoke […]
After the Feb. 1 Town Board work session on short-term rentals, the board came away thinking it needed another legal view concerning the Planning Board’s recommended changes to the UDO as they apply to STRs. […]
This afternoon the public hearing concerning the Highlands Planning Board STR recommendations will begin at 5 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center. A signup list will be at the door for folks wishing to speak. […]
The town board will hold its February meeting tonight at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. It will begin at 7 p.m. with public comment being the first agenda item. The agenda […]
There were two parts to Tuesday night’s special called Town Board meeting – dubbed workshop. The first part was a closed session where the board was briefed on the lawsuit leveled at the town by […]
At a special called Planning Board work-session meeting Tuesday night, the board tried to put the finishing touches on the short-term rental ordinance they last worked on in December. Except for a couple of items, […]
Town Attorney suggests grandfather status for vested STRs After being served with a lawsuit by Save Highlands regarding the town’s Aug. 24 decision to ban Short-term Rentals in R1 on Jan. 3, 2022, the commissioners […]
They ask commissioners to rescind hasty decision to ban STRs in R1 Unlike most of the public comments made at the August Highlands Town Board meeting against short-term rentals in the R1 zone, at the […]
Town of Highlands Attorney Jay Coward released the following statement on Sept. 6 regarding the recent consensus by the Board of Commissioners regarding STRs. Mayor Taylor and Manager Ward: At the reconvened August 24 meeting […]
Saturday will be the 20th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers, September 11, 2001. Hope everyone will take a moment as we usher in a beautiful fall weekend to and remember those innocent […]