David Versus Goliath

Take a moment and remember why you moved to Marco Island and we became our own City. You moved and bought here for the GREAT community. For safety, peace, quiet, schools, beaches, great friends, neighbors, neighborhoods, churches, synagogues, retirement and community involvement.

We became a City so as a community we could control our own destiny. But all the above could possibly change as we are being INVADED by special interest groups from throughout the State spending advertising money trying to defeat the Rental Registration Program on the August Ballot. The VACATION RENTAL INDUSTRY ON MARCO HAS DERAILED THE DREAMS AND ENJOYMENT OF MANY RESIDENTS HERE ON MARCO.

You have probably seen the No Vote SUV driving around town with the Wisconsin license plates. Or the No Vote Facebook and print ads paid for by State Realtor Organizations or Florida Vacation Renters Association. Or the emailed ad with a group of Landlords and Realtors holding hands giving the impression that they care about the Marco Community. Based on what I hear from MANY people, the only thing they care about is defeating the WILL OF THE PEOPLE, by using lies, deception and lots and lots of MONEY.

The Rental Registration Program, as proposed, involves NO TAXES and is financed by fees paid for by the Landlords. The Program ONLY affects homes that are being used as Short-Term Rentals and does NOT affect owner occupied homes, condos, or homes rented for more than 30 days at a time.

Please read the Ordinance. Vote YES on the Rental Registration Program Ordinance.