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NEWS................................... 6 McCain mural feud sparks call for regs on walls.
NEIGHBORS.................. 17 Scottsdale couple push for early gene tests.
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Residents’ ire grows over short-term rentals BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
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Looking for the best Airbnb in Old Town to throw the biggest summer rager of all time!!” That post appeared on the NextDoor social media website on Aug. 1 and was deleted a short time later. The premise of the post — visitors or locals using a short-term rental property in Scottsdale to throw a large party — concisely encompassed the main gripe many residents here have with platforms like Airbnb and VRBO as they have grown in popularity
E-scooters still raise questions on their value
in recent years. The platforms allow visitors to rent homes, condos and other properties from private owners instead of using local hotels. Their popularity is especially booming in Scottsdale, where approximately 4,000 properties currently are being used as short-term rentals, according to city staff. It’s easy to see why. In April 2019, Realtor.com named Scottsdale number one on its list of “Top 10 Cities Where Vacation Rentals Make the Most Cash.” According to the list, the average daily rate for a short-term rental in Scottsdale was
$301— nearly $100 higher than Miami and $123 than Honolulu. The trend has left a number of residents upset, saying it is bringing loud parties, public drunkenness, drug use and littering into their neighborhoods. Scottsdale resident Linda Derringer said a short-term rental property near her mother’s house south of Papago Plaza has been a source of contestant aggravation. She said weekend parties cause noisy activity late at night and early in the morning. Derringer said a July 2018 incident stands
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Ready for some football
BY WAYNE SCHUTSKY Progress Managing Editor
BUSINESS ..................... 24 Pour-your-own beer coming to Scottsdale.
NEIGHBORS ......................... 17 BUSINESS .............................24 OPINION .............................. 25 SPORTS ................................26 ARTS ....................................28 FOOD & DRINK...................30 CLASSIFIEDS .......................34
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fter debuting in Scottsdale last year, electric scooters continue to divide the community and pose a significant health risk to riders, according to data tracked by a local hospital. The city government has yet to make good on a commitment to revisit city ordinances regulating these vehicles that the City Council adopted in November 2018. The city’s ordinance, which also governed the rideshare bicycles that have all but disappeared since scooters came
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The 2019 high school football season will begin Friday in Scottsdale and many eyes are on Saguaro as the Sabercats eye another championship run. The team has been ranked the 22nd best prep team in the nation. And that rating could get higher. Find out why on page 26. (Zach Alvira/Progress Staff)
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