We still are fortunate to get some late fall guests. We even had the good fortune to have an old friend visit us last week. It was fun to catch up on 24 years of absence. He is currently living in Germany so now we have a fun connection in Europe.
The vacation home rental ordinance draft is finished. We had a public meeting last week where it was officially presented to the public. Our first public hearing is December 12 in front of the County Planning Commission. Of course we are nervous. It has been a long 6 months and we are getting tired. To any past guests that have been reading this, any comments to the county are welcome. The following are 2 links to send any comments. Hopefully we will get the ordinance passed. If it is passed as currently written, we will need to apply for a conditional use permit and a variance. I personally feel that input from guests is fine as they have a vested interest in keeping their home away from home available to them for the future.
plz@co.pennington.sd.us
commissioners@co.pennington.sd.us
This has actually been very stressful. It has shown us who we can depend on, who our true friends are. It has been fun to debate with people and find out the points of dissent. Education is always important and I sure have been learning a lot about county government, ordinances, development covenants, etc.. Actually we know way more than we ever wanted.
