03/28/2023
Some worry that the bill includes no definition of what makes an ordinance “arbitrary” or “unreasonable.”
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10/06/2022
Vacation Home Owners help Neighbors in Disaster Relief from Hurricane Ian.
https://us13.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=4e4e46e380d8bb857d593e202&id=0a7c2d4e7b
The Marco Island Vacation Homeowner community are working hard to help our neighbors with post-Hurricane recovery efforts and to assist those in need to restore our paradise.
10/03/2022
Flexible Housing capacity can play an important role in times of disaster. Local Marco Island home owners are donating home stays to families who lost everything, as well as furnishings and other community support to neighbors in need.
https://airbnb.org/
Opening homes in times of crisis
08/18/2022
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/tech/airbnb-anti-party-technology/index.html
Weeks after Airbnb said it would permanently ban parties at properties rented through its platform, the company is deploying so-called "anti-party technology" in the United States and Canada to help enforce the measure.
08/16/2022
Petitioners now voting No on rental regulation. Vote No Aug 23!
Home Regulation referendum --> Weaponized democracy filled with lies. Petition signers wish they knew what was in it. VOTE NO on Aug 23 to big government overreach of private property.
Say NO to DUMB Divisions so that we can work on SMART Solutions. We can do better together....
08/16/2022
Actual Solutions - NOISE AWARE : Introduction to a useful tool to solve the problem. This is one of the key features of the proposed solution framework from the Vacation Rentals Owners Association.
08/16/2022
Keep Marco Island Free - PAC Chairwoman takes a stand.
+ Proposes actual solutions to solve the problem at the source.
+ We are your neighbors. Here is what we stand for...
08/16/2022
City Council 8.15 - We want the same outcomes.
Vote no to the beginning of the end snake in the grass. Let us work together on REAL solutions.
08/16/2022
08/10/2022
Vacation Rentals - 5 critical measures that are ALREADY IN PLACE.
08/10/2022
Higher Taxation with NO Representation. Property owners should have a voice in legislation that affects them.
08/10/2022
Hate has no place on Marco. It is an invasive disease. Neighbors letter to renter.
08/10/2022
Definitely want to review the definition of noise. Essentially right now any noise anytime is a violation.......We more than occasionally get called to 10 year olds birthday parties at 1 in the afternoon.
08/07/2022
Marco Island: How did this vote on Home Regulation law happen ?
--> Ed Issler: 'I did not coordinate with the previous speaker' [Christine Dowell], and then proceeds to read HER letter.
--> Then offers himself up to override city council if they 'cant be convinced' because in his view 'anybody can do anything' to declare home rentals as illegal.
--> They later copy a Ft Lauderdale ordinance as the most restrictive ordinance out there as example of government overreach with absurd policies that are impossible to enforce, but do actually change it to make it even worse.
--> Forces a referendum to citizen vote
--> 14 months later says 'let the lawsuits come'
[Source video is public information form Ed Issler - April 5, 2021 (City Council Meeting)]
08/07/2022
….Who’s that Guy ?
--> This is Ed Issler. He is not a lawyer.
--> His separate PAC “Take Back Marco” thinks they found a loophole to declare ‘anybody can stop anything’ to declare home rentals illegal.
--> The ordinance Ed wrote is in direct conflict with Florida state law. The Ed Home Regulation law is problematic in more than 19 areas as ‘a legal minefield’ and violates the constitution.
--> Ed says in this video "Anybody can stop anything"
--> Ed says in a city council meeting 14 months later “Let the lawsuits come”
[Public information from Marco Island city council meeting April 5, 2021]
08/07/2022
….What the heck is happening on Marco Island ?
--> This lady moved to town at the end of 2019.
--> She started her own PAC 1 year later.
--> For 2 years, she and a handful of others have riled up an anti Vacation Rental caucus using the legitimate concerns of some outlier instances of occupancy & noise.
--> This same small group keeps lists of neighbors who rent to turn them in to tax authorities. They drive around neighborhoods blasting social media with any photo example they can find of parking or trash. The rhetoric is often hyperbole and they spread any news story they can find that is anti home rental.
--> In pursuit of a full rental ban against 1/3 of their neighbors, they copied one of the worst bloated over correction STR ordinances out there (Ft Lauderdale) to over regulate the practice out of existence and are trying to sell it as just a registration.
--> They filed a petition to referendum process for the law they wrote against 1/3 of their neighbors and it is now up to Citizen vote ONLY.
--> She’s now running for city council. She speaks for the Mackle brothers.
--> She says in this video "We are not Ft Lauderdale"
[Public information from Marco Island city council meeting April 5, 2021]
08/03/2022
Let us work together to for REAL solutions. NOISE & OCCUPANCY: Many Vacation Rental Owners already have used for years and the others are open to simple commercial solutions such as the NoiseAware product. The offering was recently enhanced with new features for A) The ability to detect occupancy & notify owner & B) The ability to direct message rental guests without needing action / intervention by the property manager or owner.
Benefits for Marco Island full adoption would include:
1) A warning directly from the owner (with Security Deposit) to a guest solves 95% of all issues. (Beyond just noise & occupancy)
2) Establishes communication & accountability directly to those responsible (= Guest & Owner / Property Manager)
3) Immediate SLA that guests get warnings at first sign of exceeded thresholds instead of neighbors 'putting up with it'.
4) Takes out the EMOTION out of the debate and graphs over time with data can be used to prove either compliance, innocence, or infraction.
5) Saves Marco Island Police Department from having to be dispatched for noise warnings and only be used for more pressing matters.
The offering is $300 / year and includes an inside sensor as well as one on the lanai that runs on a battery for more than 6 months. Fast, affordable, & easy to deploy and manage. No new resources or costs incurred by the city. (In fact lightens the burden to the city and puts it where it belongs with the property owner or rental management) ~98% of rental guests are no problem at all on any given night. This simple and fast solution can all but eliminate the rest of the outlier disturbances.
Marco Island City council could get a NoiseAware product and calibrate it to define requirements. VR Owners are happy to mandate responsibility & respect for our guests and invest in solutions for the betterment of the community.
07/27/2022
Marco Island - ‘A Swinging Place’ - Since 1968
https://youtu.be/ppKRsHS7pu8
07/26/2022
Explore the ‘Marco Review’ guide for all the best of Marco Island restaurants and excursions that welcome vacationing families from around the world with 1st class commercial amenities.
www.marcoreview.com
07/17/2022
Marco Island continues it’s tradition as one of the safest cities in Florida. We host families and vacationers as a top global premier destination. The history of thriving tourism and home rentals benefit all sectors of the local economy and is not a source of crime. Families rent homes. Not criminals. Don’t label the guests of our island paradise as “transients.”
https://www.movingwaldo.com/us/moving-states/top-10-safest-cities-in-florida/?fbclid=IwAR0-GsgjEEa3eXOdZODmVvj2KY0LERoi5WKIQqGonvUO3wrWCahtqhBuMCg&fs=e&s=cl
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Petitioners now voting No on rental regulation. Vote No Aug 23
Petitioners now voting No on rental regulation. Vote No Aug 23! Home Regulation referendum --> Weaponized democracy filled with lies. Petition signers wish they knew what was in it. VOTE NO on Aug 23 to big government overreach of private property. Say NO to DUMB Divisions so that we can work on SMART Solutions. We can do better together....
REAL Solutions - Noise Aware - An Introduction
Actual Solutions - NOISE AWARE : Introduction to a useful tool to solve the problem. This is one of the key features of the proposed solution framework from the Vacation Rentals Owners Association.
KMIF - PAC Chairwoman takes a stand
Keep Marco Island Free - PAC Chairwoman takes a stand. + Proposes actual solutions to solve the problem at the source. + We are your neighbors. Here is what we stand for...
We want the same outcomes
City Council 8.15 - We want the same outcomes. Vote no to the beginning of the end snake in the grass. Let us work together on REAL solutions.
Vacation Rentals - 5 critical measures that are ALREADY IN PLACE.
Higher Taxation with NO Representation. Property owners should have a voice in legislation that affects them.
Hate has no place on Marco. It is an invasive disease. Neighbors letter to renter.
Definitely want to review the definition of noise. Essentially right now any noise anytime is a violation.......We more than occasionally get called to 10 year olds birthday parties at 1 in the afternoon.
Marco Island: How did this vote on Home Regulation law happen ? --> Ed Issler: 'I did not coordinate with the previous speaker' [Christine Dowell], and then proceeds to read HER letter. --> Then offers himself up to override city council if they 'cant be convinced' because in his view 'anybody can do anything' to declare home rentals as illegal. --> They later copy a Ft Lauderdale ordinance as the most restrictive ordinance out there as example of government overreach with absurd policies that are impossible to enforce, but do actually change it to make it even worse. --> Forces a referendum to citizen vote --> 14 months later says 'let the lawsuits come' [Source video is public information form Ed Issler - April 5, 2021 (City Council Meeting)]
….Who’s that Guy ? --> This is Ed Issler. He is not a lawyer. --> His separate PAC “Take Back Marco” thinks they found a loophole to declare ‘anybody can stop anything’ to declare home rentals illegal. --> The ordinance Ed wrote is in direct conflict with Florida state law. The Ed Home Regulation law is problematic in more than 19 areas as ‘a legal minefield’ and violates the constitution. --> Ed says in this video "Anybody can stop anything" --> Ed says in a city council meeting 14 months later “Let the lawsuits come” [Public information from Marco Island city council meeting April 5, 2021]
….What the heck is happening on Marco Island ? --> This lady moved to town at the end of 2019. --> She started her own PAC 1 year later. --> For 2 years, she and a handful of others have riled up an anti Vacation Rental caucus using the legitimate concerns of some outlier instances of occupancy & noise. --> This same small group keeps lists of neighbors who rent to turn them in to tax authorities. They drive around neighborhoods blasting social media with any photo example they can find of parking or trash. The rhetoric is often hyperbole and they spread any news story they can find that is anti home rental. --> In pursuit of a full rental ban against 1/3 of their neighbors, they copied one of the worst bloated over correction STR ordinances out there (Ft Lauderdale) to over regulate the practice out of existence and are trying to sell it as just a registration. --> They filed a petition to referendum process for the law they wrote against 1/3 of their neighbors and it is now up to Citizen vote ONLY. --> She’s now running for city council. She speaks for the Mackle brothers. --> She says in this video "We are not Ft Lauderdale" [Public information from Marco Island city council meeting April 5, 2021]
Vacation Rentals - The Economic Impact
The Economic Impact of over regulating Vacation Rentals in pursuit of Ban.
Marco Island's 50% Recession
An Economic Disaster --> NO NEW BOOKINGS ON DAY 1. = How to cause our own 50% Recession + Higher Taxes.
Stop the Scam - Marco Island - Vacation Rental
Stop the Scam !!! Misleading : Unreasonable : Hurts Business : Higher Taxes
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