by Carol Vaughn | Sep 16, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Parksley officials voted to move forward with allowing short-term residential rentals, also called homestay businesses, in town, with details to be worked out later. Councilman Henry Nicholson made the motion to allow short-term rental businesses and...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Earlier this month, in a rare move for a Northampton County board member or commissioner, the Northampton planning commission’s acting chair, Glen Anders, singled out one citizen and asked him for a written copy of his personal recommendations on...
by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – When Northampton supervisors approved short-term rentals in any zoning district by right nearly three years ago, none predicted that renting out homes to tourists would reduce the availability of affordable housing to residents, but that may now...
by James Ritch | Jan 10, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: We have all heard the refrain that the Eastern Shore of Virginia is often “50 years behind the times,” which is an overstatement but not necessarily all that bad in the opinion of many who call the ESVA home. Indeed, lagging behind the over-populated,...
by James Ritch | May 21, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles town council rescinded an ordinance last Thursday that had temporarily closed short-term rentals in an attempt to discourage visitors from coming to town and potentially spreading COVID-19. The decision was made the day before...
