CONWAY — Town Manager Tom Holmes announced Tuesday that the town has asked the Carroll County Superior Court to straighten out the standoff between rental property owners and the town following an April 13 town vote that banned non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in residential areas.Â
On May 7, the Town Code Officer David Pandora issued a letter to the property owners, informing them of the ban and giving them a June 7 deadline to respond.Â
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