FRYEBURG, Maine — Selectmen peppered the planning board with questions and concerns about their proposed short-term rental ordinance during a public hearing on Tuesday night.
The hearing, held at the David & Doris Hastings Community Center at 59 Recreation Drive in Fryeburg, drew about 10 people including four out of five selectmen. Prior to the hearing on STRs, the planning board held a hearing on a proposed ordinance on solar project regulations. The solar ordinance got much less discussion.
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