Oregon Coast Vacation Rental
FRB: Beige Book - Full report
Commercial realtors in the Fifth District reported generally strong markets, although some signs of slowing in the pace of activity were emerging. Realtors in Maryland and the District of Columbia said that office rental rates were rising as supplies of available Class A office and industrial space tightened. One realtor noted that it was "clearly a landlords' market" in the area. Contacts in Northern Virginia said an inflow of telecommunications and "dotcom" businesses continue to absorb large blocks of office space and they indicated that the hotel market there was also very strong. In contrast, commercial real estate activity in the suburbs of Richmond, Va., was described as somewhat slower, although the level of activity there continued to be high. Commercial vacancy rates and rental rates were reported to be stable in Raleigh, N.C., but one realtor noted an "air of caution" about prospects for new construction in the area. In Charlotte, N.C., new industrial and manufacturing const ... [Read More]
FRB: Beige Book - Full report
Commercial real estate markets in New England remain sluggish. Contacts report very low activity levels throughout the region, with Greater Boston continuing to trail other major metro areas. Commercial markets outside of Boston are said to be steady; vacancy and rental rates have been flat. Boston-area contacts report virtually zero demand for additional rental space in either the city or the suburbs. They indicate that rental rates for available space have decreased 15 to 20 percent over the past year, to approximately half of their 2000 levels. Office vacancy rates in the Boston area continue to rise. In addition, companies occupy substantial unutilized space that is not included in the published rates. Respondents anticipate that vacancy rates will rise further in the near future when a number of large leases expire and unutilized and sub-leased space is returned to owners, possibly further depressing rents. At the same time, however, respondents report strong demand to purchase of ... [Read More]
Volunteer.gov
The Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex is currently seeking a maintenance volunteer for a three to four month position. The volunteer will be working on both Bandon Marsh and Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuges in Coos and Curry Counties. Duties will include: invasive plant removal (e.g., scotch broom, gorse); maintenance of an interpretive trail, boardwalk and visitor parking area; mowing/weed whipping of invasive plants and grasses; maintenance of buildings; office cleaning; boundary posting; preventative maintenance of vehicles and equipment; and some plumbing, electrical, painting and carpentry. Requirements for the position include a valid drivers license, ability to work with hand and power tools, ATV experience/certification, ability to lift 50 lbs over rugged terrain, and experience in trades or maintenance fields. Volunteer will work weekdays with minimal supervision. When working in areas open to the public, the volunteer will be required to interact with the ... [Read More]
Recreational Boating Safety
In the interim, to assist in filling these gaps, Public Coast Stations operating in the 156–162 MHz frequency range are required by Federal regulations to provide a safety watch on VHF channel 16. Public Coast Stations are exempted from providing a safety watch when ''Federal, State, or Local Government stations'' cover 95 percent of the coverage area. However, Federal regulations also allow the Coast Guard to ''require any coast station to maintain the watch temporarily or permanently'' and ''require any coast station to remain capable of either immediately resuming the watch or providing the Coast Guard direct dial-up access to the necessary 156.8 MHz transceiver at no charge, so that the Coast Guard can maintain the watch.'' ... [Read More]
NLS Reference Circular: Information for Travelers with Physical or Visual Disabilities
All major car rental agencies rent cars with hand controls (for left- or right-handed use). Cars are available at most major U.S. cities with pick-up and drop-off varying from agency to agency. Advance notice (varying from twenty-four to seventy-two hours) is required. Car rental companies may be contacted through toll-free numbers or local offices, found in local telephone directories. ... /paweb/800num.htm>, is a listing of toll-free numbers of accessible transportation providers for major United States airlines, buses, trains, accessible car rentals, and major hotels. Produced by Project ACTION, 700 13th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 347-3066. ... [Read More]
Recreational Cabin Fees
TITTMAN. We did, I believe, a half a dozen or so studies over the course of the last 5 or 6 years to try and determine what an appropriate return rate was on raw land rental. And the basis for the studies was all market transactions between private citizens where we could extrapolate or get a direct indication of an appropriate rental rate for raw land. There were studies done in the Dakotas; there were studies done in Wyoming and Colorado, Idaho, Montana, California. They were not all inclusive because these things get very, very costly and time consuming, but there was a sufficient pattern to suggest that most of these return rates were commensurate approximately with a similar term Treasury note rate. If Treasury notes long-term were in the 7 to 8 percent range, the land rate for rental purposes approximated that same thing. ... [Read More]
FRB: Beige Book - Full report
Demand for refiners on the Gulf Coast has been helped by problems following a fire at a Chicago refinery. Refiners reported improved margins because the price of product has fallen more slowly than the price of crude oil. Gulf Coast refineries continue to produce at high levels. They are just entering the turnaround season, shutting plants for maintenance and switching from gasoline to heating oil production. Jet fuel is easily converted to heating oil, and contacts expect much of the reduced demand for jet fuel to be used to build heating oil stocks. Fears of shortages of heating oil this winter have quickly abated, and inventories are already 7 percent higher than last year. ... [Read More]
FRB: Beige Book - Full report
Tourist activity picked up in recent weeks, as the summer travel season got under way. At beach resorts along the East Coast, hotel bookings and day trip traffic reportedly surpassed year-earlier levels. In Boston, increased tourist traffic from Europe offset declines in business from East Asia and contributed to the sector's robust growth. Fires depressed tourism in much of Florida, but other parts of the Southeast attracted visitors, including those interested in riverboat gambling and Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos. In the West, tourism-related restaurant sales, car rentals, and hotel occupancy rates reportedly were strong, and attendance at parks such as Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore rose above year-earlier levels. ... [Read More]
EPA : Global Warming : Resource Center : Publications : Sea Level Rise : Rising Seas - Text Version
Along the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Coast south of Cape Cod, sandy public beaches dominate.19 For the most part, the coast is lined with barrier islands and barrier spits.20 In all of these states, other than Mississippi, at least some of the barrier islands are developed with recreational beach resorts.21 Along the southern half of California's Pacific Coast, as well as portions of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, there are sandy mainland beaches rather than barrier islands.22 Rock and cliff coasts are more common in Maine, Washington, Oregon, and northern California, but even there, one finds occasional pocket beaches.23 In at least some parts of most coastal states, there is easy access to the beach every 500 to 1000 feet.24 In these areas, the beaches are truly open to the public, and they attract tens of millions of swimmers and sunbathers every year. ... [Read More]
1997 Guest Book Entries
douglasville, ga USA - Sunday, October 12, 1997 at 15:46:20 (MDT) I am looking for a vacation spot for next fall (sep 1998) - i amlooking for a cabin rental not too rustic but "woodsy" enough to feel likeI'm in the outdoors - I am NOT A CAMPER -- I like the conveniences of ahotel, water, heat, shower, toilet,..etc. My husband is a fisherman and I would like a cabin near a creek/riverwith a nice view secluded enoough but not too far away from a major town -We will fly in from SC and rent a car - We want to go to Yellowstone so Ineed a place that is close to Yellowstone - All information will be most appreciated - ... [Read More]
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