{"id":30827,"date":"2016-01-06T19:34:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T00:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/?p=30827"},"modified":"2016-01-10T15:30:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T20:30:21","slug":"brigantine-considers-new-rental-fees-landlords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brigantinenow.com\/brigantine-considers-new-rental-fees-landlords\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigantine Considers New Rental Fees to Fund Tourism Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brigantine<\/a>New fees for those who rent out their Brigantine vacation home?<\/p>\n

That idea came from the Brigantine Economic Development Committee that features Councilman Andy Simpson as one of it’s members. It was floated during the City Council \u00a0meeting on Jan. 6, 2016.<\/p>\n

As you may recall, Mr. Simpson has made it very clear that: ‘you can’t make it’ as a business here in Brigantine. That statement was made during the election debate of 2014, held at the community center. ( see video )<\/p>\n

These fees would likely fund a much-needed marketing & tourism campaign to promote the vacation & Real Estate benefits of Brigantine Beach.<\/p>\n

Discussion involved short-term, long-term and winter-only rentals in Brigantine.<\/h2>\n

Estimated fees collected could approach a total of $60,000 per year.\u00a0According to Mayor Guenther, these potential fees would be in addition to the current rental registration fees, and could be combined with monies raised via a Brigantine Business Chamber membership. Unfortunately, The Brigantine Chamber of Commerce has not yet filed for proper non-profit status, and they still do not get audited by the City of Brigantine.<\/p>\n