CONWAY — Selectmen said Wednesday they are planning to appeal a Superior Court judge's January ruling in favor of a short-term rental operator whom they sued last year.
Their decision flew in the face of requests from several STR supporters asking them not to do so.
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From the news release: “The Sun asked Porter about the people who spoke Tuesday. He said he understood what they said about the benefits of STRs, but repeated he has to represent the will of the voters.”
So if the so-called “will of the voters” is determined to be fundamentally flawed and a court of law has determined it to be unenforceable, illegal, or a misrepresentation of zoning, you feel compelled to continue down the same rabbit hole? Really? That’s not how you show leadership in a community. No, that is instead a display of weakness, inability to comprehend simple logic, and failure to admit when you are unequivocally mistaken.
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