Stanardsville is a beautiful town nestled in the Blue Ridge foothills and Tourism is a rapidly growing business in Greene County. The current problems in R-1 residential communities were not well understood or anticipated in the past when the current system of Special Use Permits was created. Basically, the County government has almost no existing standards to protect the quality of life in the close-knit R-1 communities, leaving it up to residents to try to handle issues themselves, potentially a very divisive situation.

The unfortunate legal situation where once a property is granted a SUP it lives on in perpetuity with the property, has encouraged non-residents to begin purchasing those properties as business investments, sometimes with minimal supervision of renters. The Board of Supervisors, with the Planning commission, with the knowledge gained from experience, must revisit the issue and carefully create new ordinances for all zoning classifications that protect owner’s property rights while providing for neighbor safety and quality of life.

Most properties operating today are well run, with owners residing on the property, or professional managers maintaining decorum. Growth in tourism means there is a need for short-term rentals. My company is in the business of providing short term rentals, growing tourism, and providing substantial tax revenue to Greene County. I bring long successful experience to do what must be done for the benefit of all the residents of Greene County.