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From left, short-term rental owners Chris Dorman, Brian Draper and Wayne Zukin talk with Saranac Lake village Trustee Rich Shapiro about STR regulation on Wednesday in the Harrietstown Town Hall auditorium.
(Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) SARANAC LAKE A public input session on short-term rental regulation Wednesday was a bit chaotic, but through the argument and conversation, several points were clear. STR owners feel threatened by the village’s proposal, regulation supporters want to reduce or eliminate “absentee owners,” and the village hopes regulation would improve Saranac Lake’s housing stock. Over 40 people gathered in the town hall auditorium, creating little circles of conversation around the room, mostly centered on the village trustees there.
acerbone@adirondackdailyenterprise.com Jeff Murray of Saranac Lake tells the village board he rents out the bottom floor of his home as a short-term rental to make ends meet. He asked the board to not make STR permits too expensive for people like him.
(Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) Trevor Sussey of Saranac Lake tells the village board heâd like to see a cap on the number of short-term rentals allowed in the village. He said apartment hunting is making some âdesperate.â
(Enterprise photo â Aaron Cerbone) Wayne Zukin tells the Saranac Lake village board many people have relied on income from short-term rentals during the COVID-19 pandemic.