Defend Short-Term Rentals & Protect Local Jobs in Green Bay | City Council Vote Nov 17

Name: Defend Short-Term Rentals & Protect Local Jobs in Green Bay | City Council Vote Nov 17
Start: 2025-11-17T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-17T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 100 N Jefferson St, Green Bay, WI 54301-5006, United States

Schedule

Mon Nov 17 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

100 N Jefferson St, Green Bay, WI 54301-5006, United States | Green Bay, WI

Defend Short-Term Rentals in Green Bay – Stand Up for Local Jobs & Small Businesses (City Council Vote Nov 17)
🏘️ WHAT'S HAPPENING
A critical vote is coming to Green Bay City Council on Monday, November 17 at 6:00 PM
📍 City Hall, 100 N Jefferson St, Room 604
The Equal Rights Commission just voted to recommend major new restrictions on short-term rentals — limiting them to a 7-night minimum and no more than 180 consecutive rental days per year.
This recommendation will now go to the City Council on Nov 11, and the final will take place the following Monday, November 17th. If passed, these limits would cut local income, eliminate cleaning and maintenance work, and DRAIN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS from Green Bay’s economy (data provided below).

💬 WHY THIS MATTERS
Short-term rentals are more than just Airbnbs — they’re a network of local jobs:
cleaning crews, maintenance companies, landscapers, plumbers, handymen, small shops, and restaurants.
Making rentals a 7-night minimum will cut the majority of stays.
The average Airbnb stay in the U.S. is 3–4 nights, meaning most guests simply won’t come — and all that local spending will disappear.

🚨 HOW TO TAKE ACTION
If you’re a host, cleaner, contractor, local business owner, or supporter, please attend or speak at the meeting — your voice matters!
👉 Sign up here to speak or submit a public comment:
https://greenbaywi-services.app.transform.civicplus.com/forms/37965
Signing up DOES NOT oblige you to speak at the meeting, it just gives you the opportunity to make your voice heard either in writing or in person/on zoom during the meeting.
📝 How to fill out the form:
- Under the "Committee/Board" section, type: Common Council
- Under the "Date of meeting" section, type: 11/11/2025
- Under the "Item" section, type: “For consideration on changes to the Short Term Rental Ordinance 44-1580(j)”
- Under the "Opinion" section, select: “I OPPOSE the item.”
Submit this form at least 3 hours before the meeting – but the sooner, the better. We want to be LOUD.

📊 THE REAL NUMBERS
🧹 Each short-term rental listing supports a minimum of $15,000–$18,000 per year in cleaning, maintenance, and repair income for local workers.
Scaled across roughly 400 licensed short-term rentals in Green Bay, that’s $6–$7 million every year going directly to local cleaners, handymen, and tradespeople.
🍽️ Guests also spend about $210 per booking per day in local restaurants, shops, and attractions — adding an estimated $15.9 million each year to nearby businesses. (Airbnb 2023 U.S. Economic Impact Report)
🏡 Owners of short-term rentals regularly renovate and improve properties, increasing home values and property-tax revenue for the city and surrounding neighborhoods.
📈 There are more than 45,000 homes in Green Bay and only ~400 short-term rental permits — that’s less than 1% of the housing supply.
Even removing every STR wouldn’t make a dent in housing affordability, but it would wipe out millions in local income.

❤️ JOIN US
Come stand up for local jobs and small businesses at the City Council meeting.
Invite your neighbors, coworkers, and business partners — anyone who benefits from Green Bay’s tourism economy.
Let’s show the Council that short-term rentals strengthen our community, support families, and boost local revenue.
This is about protecting jobs, opportunity, and responsible property ownership in our city.