CONWAY — Proposed short-term rental regulations probably need to be strengthened to protect homeowners if they are to pass at the polls next spring, a planning board member told selectmen Tuesday.
There are perhaps 600 short-term rentals in Conway. Some say the rentals are good for the economy while others claim they are ruining their neighborhoods.
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