Commissioners reject short-term rental request

Commissioners reject short-term rental request

St. Joseph City Commissioners have rejected a downtown property owner’s proposal to convert a nine-unit apartment building into an eight-unit short-term rental operation. Back in August, we reported that commissioners tabled a request from Brian Barrett, the owner of a building at 520 State Street and 515 Market Street, for a special use permit for the project, citing concerns like the loss of affordable housing in the community and the effect i…