![]() Montana lawmakers have addressed the problem, in part, by giving small “resort” communities the option of a sales tax aimed at the tourists to help offset the additional costs, which range from law enforcement to sewer systems, but the report says any one tool is often not enough. But hundreds of local, year-round residents are often outnumbered by thousands of tourists, who need lodging, food and even bathrooms that smaller communities strain to provide. ![]() The report concludes that many of these communities pay an economic and social cost for being popular, and that policies inadvertently make the problems in those places worse.įor example, small gateway communities, like those that line both of Montana’s most-visited places, Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, often see their numbers swell from the Spring to Autumn. Read the original article.Ī new report, published by Headwaters Economics, which specializes in studying, researching and policies for the western U.S., has recently released, “Amenity Trap: How high-amenity communities can avoid being loved to death.” Its authors conclude that, while not focusing on Montana solely, the Treasure State is a perfect example of difficulties faced by mostly small or even rural communities whose locations are “discovered” by tourists. ![]() This story is republished from the Daily Montanan.
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