Comments on: Cecil County Moves to Limit Private Vacation Home Rentals; Regs to Mandate Advance County OK

By: Harold McCanick

Harold McCanick — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:05:23 +0000

Did anyone research and compare other counties regs on this issue? This legislation would outlaw some family reunions and backyard BarBQs! Why are some waterfront residents so territorial? They don’t want anybody on their river and now this bunch doesn’t want anybody on “their”road or in “their” neighborhood. If you want more privacy then move to a bigger piece of property.

By: Joe C

Joe C — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:13:44 +0000

Tari must have learned about this regulation when she met with Ms. Watson from Howard County– that’s right, the liberal who likes to take guns from people and raise taxes. Same one she [Moore] endorsed for Howard County executive– but the citizens of Howard County knew better than listen to another liberal from Cecil County and elected the Honorable Allan Kittleman.

If there are court orders on this place, why not wait until it plays out in the courts instead of creating a mess for the rest of the county? What happened to the great “property rights” mantra that Tari likes to spout when she is violating state law by not submitting an adequate Tier Map– and cost the county millions in lost Rural Legacy funds.

By: Bob Gatchel

Bob Gatchel — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:22:29 +0000

I have to agree with RBaker above. Ok, so we have one particular person who is using their PRIVATE PROPERTY to their liking and we need to “enforce” how it’s used because of the complaints of a FEW people of this ENTIRE COUNTY. The needs of the many DO outweigh the needs of the few folks!

OK, I understand that if the people who are using the property are loud, interfering with the “pursuit of happiness” of others and THEIR property, then EXISTING LAWS ENFORCING noise, free movement on roads, etc., SHOULD BE ENFORCED– and there is no need for another NEW LAW that (as said) will not be adequately enforced across the board, but open itself to “selective enforcement.”

It’s always when we have a new “feel good law” that something more nefarious comes in– and many times the enforcement of the new laws often is meted out in a way that some are selected and others are not.

I believe that this should die in committee and instead, the residents shouold seek redress with their local law enforcement (who seem to not be doing their duty in resolving the issues) instead of making another new “regulation” that could have affects on other residents of the community that are NOT having problems.

What next? My neighbors don’t like my large vegetable garden? Do we need a law to limit gardens? Wait– that is happening in some areas of the country. We do not need slippery slope regulation that could affect how people use their private property.