Does Somers Point have an identity crisis?
Is it a residential community or will it be welcoming to tourists? SOMERS POINT — Somers Point has an identity problem. Is it a residential seaside community or a tourist town? That issue was at the heart of the debate June 12 when City Council voted 4-3 to extend the minimum stay at short-term rental […]
Somers Point changes short-term rental regulations
Operators: This isn’t regulation, it’s elimination SOMERS POINT — City Council listened to a lot of passionate debate on both sides of the issue June 12 before voting 4-3 to extend the minimum stay at short-term rental properties from three to seven nights. Those in favor of the amendment, including its sponsor Councilman Sean McGuigan, […]
Somers Point Council’s 4-3 vote on rentals makes change effective at end of year
SOMERS POINT — Starting Dec. 31, short-term rentals will require a minimum of seven-day stays instead of the current three-day minimum. Somers Point City Council decided that in a 4-3 vote June 12. Councilman Sean McGuigan, who initiated the amendment, was joined in the majority by councilmen Mike Owen and Howard Dill and Council President Charlie […]
Coalition fights short-term rentals change in Somers Point
Somers Point has proposed extending minimum stay from three to seven nights SOMERS POINT — A number of short-term rental owners have formed a coalition in opposition to City Council’s proposal to extend the minimum length of a stay from three to seven nights. City Council voted 5-2 on May 22 to introduce Ordinance 13, […]
Somers Point to consider week minimum at short-term rentals
Vote split 5-2 on introduction; public hearing set for June 12 SOMERS POINT — In a rare act of division, City Council voted 5-2 on May 22 to introduce a measure that would lengthen the minimum stay at a short-term rental from three to seven nights. “The city of Somers Point has adopted regulations governing […]