CONWAY — Selectmen on Tuesday voted to support a proposed legislative bill aimed at curbing party houses but chose not to back a bill that would allow towns to license and inspect short-term rentals (like Airbnbs).
Selectmen also discussed the bill and other bills briefly last week.
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