Town's short-term rentals forum draws large turnout

Town officials and La Conner residents have spent a long time discussing short-term rentals.

Which has been part of the plan all along – and going forward.

The needle inched further toward defining short-term rentals and reaching consensus on whether regulations governing them should be modified during an Oct. 17 forum at the Civic Garden Club attended by more than 30 people.

"We were excited about the turnout," Assistant Planner Ajah Eills told the Weekly News afterward. "We hope that the momentum will continue." Planning Director Michael Davolio and Town Administrator Scott Thomas also parti...