MADISON — Some attendees at the planning board meeting Wednesday said they want to see short-term rentals banned, while others said they ought to be regulated.Â
The planning board was to take up the issue Aug. 4, but the board, concerned about having a crowd in the small town hall meeting room during the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed it to Wednesday, when it could be held at the elementary school gym.
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