Council Member Eyes Short-Term Rentals By PARKER FISH • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With the end of the 2018 tourist season quickly approaching, Common Council member Michele Frazier is getting ready to tackle the city’s short-term rental laws. Room-sharing apps such as Airbnb and VRBO have raised concerns across the city about the standing short-term rental policies.…
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Cooperstown Adopts Short-Term Rental Law COOPERSTOWN – Before a crowd too large to be seated in the board room, village trustees this evening unanimously adopted a controversial short-term rental law, aimed at better controlling the spread of tourist accommodations. Near the end of a self-imposed moratorium on short-term rentals, scheduled to last until March, the law is structured to discourage non-resident parties from investing in and renting out properties in Cooperstown. “It seems like we’re just creating false barriers here,”…