CONCORD — A bill to prohibit towns from banning short-term rentals will be heard in Concord next week, and the lead sponsor said that thanks to the Sun, an amendment will offered to make the bill "more palatable" to the towns like Conway.
State Sen. Harold French (R-Canterbury) is proposing a bill called SB 249Â to prohibit towns from banning or tightly regulating short-term rentals, although according to him it gives towns more powers than they had before.Â
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