Whitefish may stop licensing vacation rentals for 90 days

The Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider imposing a 90-day moratorium on the processing and issuing of new licenses for short-term vacation rentals, which are often cited as one of many factors contributing to a severe shortage of workforce housing.

City officials want to slow the rapid proliferation of vacation rentals, such as those listed on Airbnb and Vrbo, while they study the issue and craft better regulations...