CONWAY — The town manager says he was reversed by the state when he tried to enforce the ban on short-term rentals on a person from out of state.
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Chris Sununu in early April issued an emergency order stating that lodging establishments and short-term rentals had to cease non-essential bookings immediately.
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Now why would you let someone from another state that is way worse than we are come up here on the sly until she is caught. When clearly she does not own a home way up here and she could go to someplace in her own state that was secure. Money? Influence? White privilege? All the above...
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