CONWAY — A large crowd attended the Kearsarge Lighting Precinct meeting last Thursday night to debate how much the precinct should spend in defending itself from a lawsuit filed by property owners who use their properties for short-term rentals.
One of the commissioners survived a re-election bid by just two votes against a man who wasn't seeking the position but was nominated from the floor.
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