Wednesday, October 25, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
RENTALS: Many
vacation rentals have
come online in 2017
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Students and teachers at Sisters Christian Academy raised funds with
their annual walk/jog-a-thon last week.
SCA students hit the
track in fundraiser
Sisters Christian Academy
students took advantage of a
weather window to get out-
doors and hit the track in the
school’s annual walk/jog-a-
thon fundraiser.
“Our tuition is purposely
kept low so that every student
essentially receives a schol-
arship,” explained school
Principal Cheryl Peterson.
“Fundraising events that build
community, partnerships with
parents, friendships and fun
are a key piece of our lower
tuition.”
Students solicit pledges
(either a set amount or on a
per-lap basis) and then they
all run for an hour.
“Teachers do the same,”
Peterson said. “Then everyone
is invited back to the school
for a fun lunch of hot dogs or
pulled-pork sandwiches. “
The food is donated by
local stores and vendors.
“We were so blessed to
have our window of good
weather on Friday right dur-
ing our WJAT,” said Peterson.
“Answered prayer.”
Sisters Christian Academy
is a Christian school serving
students and their families
from preschool through 8th
grade. SCA teaches all sub-
jects from a Biblical point of
view, while following a clas-
sical model in the develop-
ment of its program. A clas-
sical model teaches a core of
knowledge in a way that chal-
lenges the student’s thinking,
going beyond the assimilation
of facts to teach values, truth,
decision-making, critical-
thinking skills, and to impart
wisdom.
For more information visit
www.sisterschristianacademy.
com or call 541-549-4133.
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Of those 41 vacation rent-
als, 14 permits have been
issued in 2017, giving rise to
the concern on the part of the
City Council about addressing
regulations for vacation rent-
als before a problem devel-
ops. A majority of the permits
are for properties located in
Pine Meadow Village and in
the Davidson Addition south
of Washington Avenue.
There was discussion as to
why the increased number of
vacation rentals is of concern,
including the impact of the
transient nature of vacation
rentals on the character and
quality of life in neighbor-
hoods of full-time residents
and the impact on available
housing when rental units and
single-family homes are con-
verted to vacation rentals.
According to the transient
room tax collected on vaca-
tion rentals, 46 percent of
the nights units were made
available to rent, they were
occupied. There are currently
12 inactive TRT accounts.
The number of nights rented
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covers a spread from 25 per-
cent to 75 percent of nights
available.
The Planning Commission
is considering various meth-
ods to address the quality-of-
life concerns.
Caps on the number of
vacation-rental units city-
wide, or a certain percentage
of all residential units is one
option. The spacing between
units is another method. In
Bend, they have adopted 250
feet between rental units so
that an entire street doesn’t
become dominated by vaca-
tion rentals.
There could be lim-
its placed on the duration
of vacation-rental permits.
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There is also the question
as to whether a permit runs
with the owner or the land.
The Planning Commission is
inclined to favor the permit
following the owner, mean-
ing if the property is sold,
the vacation-rental permit is
no longer valid and the new
owner would have to reapply.
Regulations on private
property can be a difficult
matter, and that is why the
Planning Commission is
being deliberate in its con-
siderations before making
recommendations to the
City Council. There will be
a public hearing on the mat-
ter before any regulations are
adopted.
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