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Town discusses short-term rental impacts; supervisor opposes a local cap
Summary
Code enforcement reported STR compliance near 90%; board discussed resident concerns about neighborhood conversion to short-term rentals but Supervisor Sean Mahoney said he opposes a local cap and wants to await pending state registration and tax rules.
Code Enforcement Officer Rose Santiago told the board that short-term rentals in the town are “about 90% compliant,” and she asked whether the board wanted to consider placing a cap on the number of short-term rentals in town.
Supervisor Sean Mahoney responded that he is not in favor of imposing a local cap now and said he expects forthcoming state legislation that would require registration and tax collection for AirBnB-style rentals across New York. Planning Board Chair Marc Czermerys said development pressures—particularly ski-mountain-driven subdivisions—are constrained by water availability, and Councilman Dolph Semenza said residents worry they don’t know who will be living next door as permanent occupancy shifts to short-term rental models.
The board did not adopt any new short-term rental limits at the Jan. 28 meeting. Members asked staff to monitor developments at the state level and to continue enforcing existing short-term rental rules; the board later voted to have short-term‑rental-related revenues from 2024 delineated to the town bookkeeper for distribution in 2025.
