CONWAY — A town resident attending Tuesday's selectmen's meeting called for a community-wide discussion of short-term rentals. Ray Shakir, who lives in the Birch Hill section of North Conway, brought up the issue of short-term rentals ("Airbnbs") during the public comment portion at the end of Tuesday's Conway selectmen's meeting.
Afterward, some selectmen expressed interest in having a community discussion of the topic.
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I would be interested to hear of specific instances where the AirBnB rental was an issue that caused specific harm or damages other than just the irritation that someone is renting out the home as an Air BnB. Sounds like most of Mr Shakir's perceived issues are hearsay.
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