Boom In Migration To Resort Towns Concerns Planners

Vacation spots typically inhabited by a small number of locals in the off-season are attracting residential migration in record numbers.

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June 2, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"These locations typically offer coastal, mountain, and lakeside recreation areas, natural beauty, fresh air, and entertainment options. But those who used to come and visit are now coming to stay permanently.As APA researcher Nate Hutcheson reports in Zoning News, a publication of the American Planning Association (APA), communities that offer such luxuries are now prime candidates for land-use conflicts."

Thanks to Kim McKeggie

Read the full story: Huge Boom in Residential Migration to Resort Towns Concerns Locals, Planners

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