Stop this Lawless Behavior

Tourism is an important economic engine for Marco Island. With 50% of visitors choosing to stay in vacation homes, this new vacation rental ordinance will tank our economy.  

Furthermore, how can Marco Island City Council pass illegal regulations? You showed disrespect for the law and the city attorney who advised you that the rules are illegal. But you wanted to ram them through.  

Your campaigns promised small government and low taxes. Now you are doing the opposite. You are creating big government regulations that are against the US Constitution and Florida law and the lawsuits have begun. You have subjected the taxpayers to lawsuits after you told us the vacation home regulations would not cost taxpayers anything.  

It seems you have no principles. You deceived taxpayers, broke the law and city staff are following your example by making things up as they go and changing elements of the ordinance. The information online changes daily because the staff don’t understand the confusing regulations. Documents appear and disappear online and so do questions and answers.   

Stop this lawless behavior.  Rather than look at the long-term prosperity of our Island you caved to the pressure from a small-time special interest group. Tear up this ordinance now before you bankrupt the city with lawsuits that will increase taxes for everyone.