04.11.2017 Government Arguments aired on STRs at second public hearing The same arguments for and against regulating short-term rentals (STRs) were aired at a public hearing before the Town Board on Friday, April 7, similar to a January hearing...
03.24.2017 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor No threat To the Editor: It befuddles why your editorial (“Vote no on extra transportation costs”, March 16), is painting the petition to transport students to Our Lady of...
02.09.2017 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor Enough rules To the Editor: I can fully understand the cry for some legislation so that Shelter Island does not become the melting pot for partiers who have been...
02.08.2017 Government Board to draft law limiting vacation rentals Councilman Paul Shepherd characterized it as the “the elephant in the room.” Supervisor Jim Dougherty called it “the main event ” of Tuesday’s Town Board work session. But it...
01.30.2017 Government Residents pack auditorium to debate short-term rental legislation More than 200 people showed up at a public hearing in the school auditorium Friday on the Town Board’s effort to regulate short-term rentals.