CONWAY — A new bill filed in the state Senate to regulate short-term rentals had selectmen on Tuesday questioning whether it would limit their efforts to address residents’ complaints about problems related to the rentals in some neighborhoods.
Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), one of the sponsors of the bill, told the Sun the bill is meant to be a compromise to allow towns to regulate but not ban short-term rentals.
kAm%96 3:== :D 4@\DA@?D@C65 3J $6?] w2C@=5 uC6?49 W#\uC2?<=:?X 2?5 $6?] {@F s’p==6D2?5C@ Ws\|2?496DE6CX]k^Am
kAm%96 :DDF6 @7 @?=:?6 C6?E2=D 962E65 FA pF8] a_ 27E6C }@CE9 r@?H2J C6D:56?E^A=2??:?8 3@2C5 >6>36C #2J $92<:C 42==65 @? D6=64E>6? E@ E2<6 24E:@? 23@FE H92E 96 42==65 2 3:8 AC@3=6> :? 9:D ?6:893@C9@@5]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 %F6D52J’D D6=64E>6?’D >66E:?8[ E96 D6=64E>6? 28C665 E@ 7@C> 2 4@>>:EE66 E@ 5C27E D9@CE\E6C> C68F=2E:@?D E@ 36 AC@A@D65 2E ?6IE J62C’D E@H? >66E:?8]k^Am
kAm%96J 2=D@ 3C@F89E FA qC25=6J’D $q cdg]k^Am
kAmqC25=6J C6AC6D6?ED r@?H2J 2>@?8 @E96C r2CC@== r@F?EJ E@H?D] w6 :?EC@5F465 E96 3:== :? E96 72==] #:89E ?@H[ :E’D :? E96 $6?2E6 t=64E:@? {2H 2?5 |F?:4:A2= p772:CD r@>>:EE66]k^Am
kAm%@H? |2?286C %@> w@=>6D D2:5 E96 3:== H@F=5 AC6G6?E E@H?D 7C@> C68F=2E:?8 D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2=D] w6 D2:5 @?6 @7 E96 4@DA@?D@CD H@C<D 2D 2 C62= 6DE2E6 3C@<6C] w@=>6D H2D 2AA2C6?E=J C676CC:?8 E@ uC6?49[ H9@D6 AC@76DD:@?[ =:DE65 @? E96 DE2E6 $6?2E6 H63D:E6[ :D 2F4E:@?66C 2?5 C62= 6DE2E6 3C@<6C]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 42FD:?8 D@>6 4@?46C?[” D2:5 w@=>6D] “x? 255:E:@?[ :E 5@6D 8:G6 D@>6 =:>:E65[ G6CJ =:>:E65 A@H6CD E@ =:76 D276EJ :DDF6D E@ 36 8@G6C?65 3J E96 7:C6 49:67D 2?5 2=D@ D@>6 =:>:E65 A@H6CD E@ E96 A@=:46 :? C6DA@?5:?8 E@ 5:D@C56C=J 4@?5F4E 2E E96 9@FD69@=5 H9:49 C62==J 5@6D?’E >@G6 E96 32== :? E96 5:C64E:@? @7 255C6DD:?8 E96 A@@C >2?286>6?E W2E D@>6 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=DX]”k^Am
kAmw@=>6D D2:5 96 H2D?’E DFC6 9@H =:<6=J E96 3:== H2D E@ A2DD :? :ED 4FCC6?E 7@C>]k^Am
kAm$6=64E>2? r2C= %9:3@562F[ H9@ 92D DA6?E E96 =2DE 76H >@?E9D @? 2 4@>>:EE66 2:>65 2E ECJ:?8 E@ 255C6DD D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=D[ D2:5 96 H2D “3277=65” 3J qC25=6J’D 3:==]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< :E’D E:>6 H6 D6?5 E96 8@@5 D6?2E@C 2? :?G:E2E:@? E@ 92G6 2 4=@D65\5@@C >66E:?8 H:E9 2E =62DE @?6 @C EH@ D6=64E>6? 2?5 E96 E@H? >2?286C 7@C E96 AFCA@D6D @7 65F42E:?8 6249 @E96C[” D2:5 %9:3@562F] “x E9:?< D@>6H96C6 2=@?8 E96 =:?6 E96C6’D 2 H9@=6 3F?49 @7 >:DD:?8 :?7@C>2E:@? E92E 3@E9 A2CE:6D ?665 E@ 92G6] x E9:?< :E’D E:>6 7@C 2 D:E\5@H?]”k^Am
kAmw@=>6D BF6DE:@?65 :7 E96 5:D4FDD:@? D9@F=5 36 96=5 369:?5 4=@D65 5@@CD 2?5 %9:3@562F D2:5 96 H@F=5 36 7:?6 E2=<:?8 23@FE :E :? 2 AF3=:4 >66E:?8]k^Am
kAm“%96C6’D 8@EE2 36 2? 6I492?86 @7 :?7@C>2E:@? 3642FD6 E96C6 2C6 >2?J 36H:=56C:?8 E9:?8D E92E x D:>A=J 5@?’E 86E :E[” D2:5 %9:3@562F]k^Am
kAmp7E6C E96 r@?H2J D6=64E>6?’D >66E:?8[ E96 $F? 4@?E24E65 qC25=6J 3J A9@?6 %F6D52J 6G6?:?8] x7 E96 3:== :D A2DD65 2D HC:EE6? :E H@F=5 364@>6 =2H y2?] `[ a_a`]k^Am
kAm“~3G:@FD=J[ E96C6’D 2 =@E @7 4@?EC@G6CDJ 23@FE D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=D[” D2:5 qC25=6J] “(92E x’> ECJ:?8 E@ 5@ :D 7:?5 2 4@>AC@>:D6 E92E 5@6D ?@E 2==@H 7@C 2? @FEC:89E 32? 3FE 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6 2==@HD 2 E@H? E@ E2C86E :CC6DA@?D:3=6 AC@A6CEJ @H?6CD 3J C6G@<:?8 2 =:46?D6 E@ 92G6 2 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=]”k^Am
kAm#:89E ?@H[ E@H?D 42??@E =:46?D6 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=D[ D2:5 qC25=6J[ D@ 2==@H:?8 E@H?D E@ :DDF6 =:46?D6D 2?5 C6G@<6 E96> :D 2 “>:55=6 8C@F?5” 4@>AC@>:D6]k^Am
kAmqC25=6J D2:5 96 H@F=5 36 H:==:?8 E@ E2=< E@ D6=64E>6? 23@FE E96 :DDF6] x7 E@H?D 32??65 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=D :E H@F=5 9FCE E96 E@FC:DE 64@?@>J 2?5 2=D@ >62? =6DD C@@>D 2?5 >62=D E2I C6G6?F6 7@C E96 DE2E6] pE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ “J@F 5@?’E H2?E ?6:893@C9@@5D @G6CCF? H:E9 A2CEJ 9@FD6D]”k^Am
kAmx7 A2DD65[ E96 3:== H@F=5 2==@H E@H?D 2?5 4:E:6D E@ 4C62E6 2? @C5:?2?46 C6BF:C:?8 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2= @H?6CD E@ C68:DE6C H:E9 E96 4=6C< E96 ?2>6 2?5 4@?E24E :?7@C>2E:@? @7 2 A6CD@? H9@ :D 2FE9@C:K65 E@ 2446AE =682= A2A6CD @? 3692=7 @7 E96 @H?6C] p >F?:4:A2=:EJ 42? 2D< 7@C 2 Sd_ 766 7@C DF49 C68:DEC2E:@?]k^Am
kAmp >F?:4:A2=:EJ >2J 2=D@ C6BF:C6 E92E E96 @H?6C @7 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=D A@DE 7:C6 6I:E :?7@C>2E:@? :? “4=62C=J G:D:3=6 =@42E:@?D” @? E96 AC@A6CEJ]k^Am
kAm%96 3:== 2=D@ 2==@HD 7:C6 @77:4:2=D E@ :?DA64E 7@C D>@<6 2?5 42C3@? >@?@I:56 56E64E@CD]k^Am
kAmx? E6C>D @7 C68F=2E:?8 “5:D@C56C=J 9@FD69@=5D[” E96 3:== AC@G:56D 7@C 3@E9 7:?6D 2?5 C68:DEC2E:@? C6G@42E:@?D] %96 7:CDE E:>6 A@=:46 2C6 42==65 E@ 2 D9@CE–E6C> C6?E2=[ E96 @H?6C H@F=5 36 ?@E:7:65 @7 E96 A@=:46 C6DA@?D6 2?5 E@H? 3J=2HD]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 2 D64@?5 @776?D6[ E96 @H?6C @7 E96 C6?E2= >2J 36 7:?65 Sd__ 3FE E92E 7:?6 H@F=5 36 H2:G65 :7 E96 @H?6C @C 9:D @C 96C C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 >66ED H:E9 E96 49:67 @7 A@=:46 H:E9:? `_ 52JD E@ 56E6C>:?6 H2JD E@ AC6G6?E 7FEFC6 AC@3=6>D]k^Am
kAmp E9:C5 G:@=2E:@? >2J C6DF=E :? 2 S`[___ 7:?6 2?5 2 E9C66\>@?E9 DFDA6?D:@? 7C@> 36:?8 23=6 E@ C6?E E96 AC@A6CEJ D9@CE–E6C>]k^Am
kAm“x’> ECJ:?8 E@ 7:?5 2 >:55=6 8C@F?5[” D2:5 qC25=6J] “$@>6E9:?8 E92E H665D @FE 325 24E@CD]”k^Am
kAm%96 w@FD6 %9FCD52J 564=:?65 E@ A2DD 2 3:== 3J #6A] t5 qFE=6C Ws\w2CE’D {@42E:@?X E92E H2D 2:>65 2E 5:D@C56C=J 9@FD6D] %9:D 3:== H2D =2:5 @? E96 E23=6[ >62?:?8 :E 4@F=5 A@DD:3=J 4@>6 324<] |62?H9:=6[ }6H w2>AD9:C6 #62=E@CD ':46 !C6D:56?E @7 v@G6C?>6?E p772:CD q@3 "F:?? D2:5 9:D @C82?:K2E:@? 766=D qC25=6J’D 3:== :D 36EE6C HC:EE6?]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.