“Every mayor in the state of Kentucky is against the Airbnb rule. Not one city, not one mayor, wants it,” Bellevue mayor Charlie Cleves said bluntly at Wednesday night’s city council meeting.
Cleves was referencing a bill in the state’s senate that would allow short-term rental property owners to skirt local zoning laws and other regulations.
“The head of Airbnb is a billionaire in California, and he pays people’s campaigns to put bills out that say he doesn’t have to pay any taxes,” Cleves said. As previously reported, Sen. Craig Richardson has not collected a donation from Airbnb or its CEO Brian Chesky; though he did accept a $1,500 donation from the Kentucky Realtors PAC in 2024…