Residents say vacation rentals in Bend amputate the neighborliness from some neighborhoods and disrupt their lives with noise and traffic.

Councilor Doug Knight pushed the Bend City Council to act swiftly. He moved Wednesday night to hold a hearing on a moratorium on new permits in some neighborhoods.

The council did a better thing, instead. It asked staff to come back with policy recommendations in two weeks after evaluating the fiscal and legal implications. The council needs to be careful when making changes to neighborhoods, livelihoods and rights.