MADISON — Things are heating up on the short-term rental front in Madison.
The town has sent more violation letters to short-term rental owners; selectmen are preparing to ask voters for $80,000 to fight the owners in court; and a local STR group is asking residents to vote down the legal funding article at town meeting next month.
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