CONWAY — The first hearing date in the town of Conway’s lawsuit against short-term rental owners has been set for October in Carroll County Superior Court.
In April, voters rejected warrant articles that would allow short-term rentals anywhere single-family homes are permitted in town. They did, however, approve an article allowing the town to regulate and license such rentals.
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