CONWAY — Kearsarge Lighting Precinct commissioners voted 3-0 last Thursday to post a warrant article for next March's annual precinct meeting that would allow only owner-occupied and operated short-term rentals.
But they also added a provision to the precinct's zoning ordinance that would allow non-owner-occupied rentals of longer than 60 days.
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