'The emergency siren is wailing': Telluride housing crisis reaches a new pitch
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Telluride is the latest mountain town in the midst of a housing crisis. Ouray, Pagosa Springs and Frisco are among the others struggling with similar issues.

Parasites are killing mountain towns. The workers are de facto on strike because nobody who works your shit jobs can live here.

Have fun in your unlivable million dollar homes when the town struggles to fund basic services.

It's like an Ayn Rand fantasy, but brought to reality.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    3 years ago

    One possible solution discussed was allowing for more camping in the town, including relaxing current bans and finding other spaces that could provide more permanent places to camp.

    Another major idea is the possibility for harsher penalties for short-term rental (STR) owners who violate their license, as well as limiting the number of licenses one company or owner can have.

    “The bulk of the comments that I have received are from people who own condos in town who aren't here all the time, they're part-time locals, and they want to be able to short-term rent them when they're not here, which makes a lot of sense,” said Mayor Pro Tem Todd Brown. “But not when they've got four or five units, and that's where it starts to get really problematic.”

    Christ. What insanity.

    • Pavlichenko_Fan_Club [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      camping yeah right. "Finnnne I guess we'll let you be homeless. But only because we have to!"

      Truly we are blessed to have leaders like these.

    • Oso_Rojo [he/him, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Hmm yes, today I will suggest camping in a Rocky Mountain winter to solve my town’s housing problem :wut:

    • inshallah2 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      How much longer until "company towns" are back with a brand new spin? They aren't run by companies but by towns and cities. From the tiny Telluride to the gigantic LA - company towns - are run by municipalities for the benefit of employers. And the plebs aren't even given actual housing. Instead tents and hot meals are provided. And no freeloaders! If there's a teen in the tent - he or she has got to work too.

      They could be sold to the lib as "realistic". Also - nobody needs to commute 60+ minutes to work so they are "carbon neutral" too!

        • inshallah2 [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Lefty reporter: "So - in effect this is a 'company town'."

          Lib mayor: "No. It is not a company town. How can it be? First of all - no company runs it. We run it. Second - it's a—"

          Lefty reporter: "Tent favela?"

          The annoyed mayor gives a head nod to the cops to remove the reporter.

          Lib mayor: "It's a flextown so—"

          Lefty reporter: "With scrip!" The reporter sees the cops coming. "I demand to remain as a member of the—" he's getting frogmarched out.

          Lib mayor: "You are being disruptive.. That will not be tolerated for anyone. Okay, he's leaving... It's not 'scrip'. It's flexmoney..."

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      One possible solution discussed was allowing for more camping in the town, including relaxing current bans and finding other spaces that could provide more permanent places to camp.

      So tent camps for internally displaced people?