Summary
An 86-room, 60-foot Comfort Inn & Suites next to the Woods at Shagbark condos split the room — but not the commission. Neighbors packed chambers worried about noise, crime, traffic with no southbound access, and a building that would tower over their homes. The commission unanimously declined to send the rezoning to council.
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Last discussed Feb 11, 2026.
Impact analysis
The applicant pitched 20-30 jobs, income tax, and over $70,000 a year in bed tax; neighbors countered with threats to roughly $45 million in nearby condo values.
Had it passed, the hotel developer and travelers near the airport and Easton would have benefited; instead, the Shagbark condo owners keep their current zoning protections.
The property owner is left with a hard-to-develop parcel that the applicant argued could only attract limited uses.
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