Oct. 17 open house set for short-term rentals

Short-term rentals have been the talk of the town. That isn’t going to change anytime soon.

The community can participate at a 6 p.m. open house Oct. 17 at the La Conner Civic Garden Club.

Encouraging input on revising short-term rentals regulations is the goal.

The La Conner Planning Commission has been reviewing the issue this summer.

“We want to hear from as many people as possible,” Assistant Planner Ajah Eills told the Weekly News Friday. “The Town is totally neutral on this.”

Short-term rentals are permitted in La Conner’s commercial zone. Allowing them in residential areas is the issue....