BARTLETT — After taking criticisms from selectmen and the public, the Bartlett Planning Board unanimously voted not to move forward with a proposed warrant article to regulate short-term rentals.
Had the planning board decided to move it forward, residents would have voted on it March 12. But planners were convinced by selectmen and others that the article would be unenforceable.
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