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Letter to the editor: Vote ‘no’ on both Portland short-term rental questions

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 31, 2022

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Questions A and B on the Portland ballot are competing for our attention. Before we vote, we should ask ourselves two questions. 1. Do either of these proposals get at the heart of Portland’s housing crisis? 2. Who is hurt if A or B are enacted? Questions A and B are blunt instruments that can hurt people who do not deserve to be hurt. Middle-class islanders who have worked hard to maintain a seasonal home find themselves having to pay higher... + full article



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