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Town leaves short-term rental public hearing open after hours of public comment
Summary
The board kept an open public hearing on a proposed local law regulating short-term rentals after residents and hosts gave testimony for and against the draft, and members asked for further edits and a short-term-rental commission.
The Cheektowaga Town Board left its public hearing open on a proposed local law to regulate short-term rentals after nearly three hours of testimony from residents, owners and board members who urged changes ranging from stronger enforcement and permit requirements to protections for longtime, responsible hosts.
Supervisor Brian Nowak opened the hearing on Local Law Intro 2 of 2025 and the board heard from five people who had signed up to speak and several others who spoke from the floor. Testimony included graphic accounts of nuisance parties and public-safety incidents and calls for strict enforcement, while several long-term hosts and owners urged the board not to adopt blanket restrictions that would eliminate responsible, owner-occupied rentals.
"When bad actors rent those houses, I pay the price," Wally Carriero told the board, describing a recent…
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