CONCORD — State Sen. Jeb Bradley’s short term rental bill was heard in a senate committee on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the town of Conway is trying to kill the bill or change it.
Bradley (R-Wolfeboro) told the Sun the bill (SB 458) is meant to be a compromise to allow towns to regulate but not ban short-term rentals.
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