Socio-economic impact of VHRs to be studied

Even though the South Lake Tahoe City Council on July 21 is expected to vote on a vacation home rental ordinance, the city is going to spend money after that fact on a consultant who will prepare a socio-economic impact study of vacation home rentals.

The city says it will be a comprehensive, unbiased report assessing how VHR’s impact the city, community, housing market and day-to-day quality of life for residents.

The VHR issue has become more heated and contentious in the last year between residents who believe these rentals are ruining neighborhoods and those who believe they are another economic driver in a town whose main industry is tourism.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report