During the Warren County Board of Supervisors public hearing for CUP2026-03-05, a short-term tourist rental at 77 Eagles Crag Road, I offered a brief comment in support of the application while still noting my broader concern about the concentration of short-term rentals.

This application stood out because the property appeared to have been built from the ground up for this type of use. Unlike some short-term rental applications where the proposed use feels forced onto an existing residential property, this one seemed to fit the structure, location, and intended operation more naturally.

I said that I could not find much of concern with the application itself and believed it was reasonable to move forward. My only real reservation was not about this specific applicant, but about the larger pattern of more short-term rentals appearing in residential and rural areas.

That distinction matters. A single application may be well prepared, responsibly managed, and appropriate for approval, while the broader trend may still deserve attention. Warren County needs to consider not only whether each short-term rental works on its own, but also what happens when many of them begin clustering in the same neighborhoods or communities.

This was one of my shorter public comments, but it reflects the balance I try to bring to these hearings: judge the application in front of the Board fairly, while still paying attention to cumulative impacts over time.

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Good evening, supervisors. My name is Lewis Moten from the North River District.

This application was surprising because it was built from the ground up – pretty much exactly for this purpose with just about everything. I couldn’t really find anything of concern with this.

I think this is really good to move forward with. My only real concern is the concentration of short-term rentals, but this is pretty much made for it.

So, Thank you.