04.26.2021 News Islanders propose views for a future Shelter Island: Multiple suggestions under discussion “We need to manage the change rather than let the change manage us.” The speaker was Petra Schmidt, a member of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee and a leader...
11.14.2019 News Opponents target STR Law with new suit Shelter Island Town again faces a lawsuit over short-term rentals, similar to one that was dismissed in federal court September.
09.19.2019 Island Profiles Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor Easily forgotten To the Editor: I am writing to remind your readers of the reason we had to pass a law restricting short-term rentals. We easily forget that commercialism...
07.31.2019 News Grace period ends on vacation rental registrations When the Town Board revised its rental law in June, it established a 30-day grace period for enforcement of the revised law. That 30 days expired on July 26,...
04.10.2019 Government New short-term rental legislation aired by Town Board A town law passed two years ago after months of contentious debate and packed public hearings has never been enforced, in spite of it being violated dozens of times.
