CONWAY — After their lawyer advised them not to comment, Conway selectmen were mum on their loss last week in Carroll County Superior Court regarding their lawsuit against a short-term rental owner after a town official explained.
The case resulted from a town vote last April, when residents rejected warrant articles put forward by selectmen that would have allowed STRs anywhere that single-family homes are permitted in town.
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While I understand the STR owners plight I also must remind them and all towns faced with this problem, that now you have taken away a portion of housing from the area, where do you think all those restaurant workers, housekeeping and others in the service industry are going to live? Apartments that used to house them are now STRs.
So maybe those towns should consider taxing the STRs and use it to build low income housing?
The STR situation is allowing rude, weekend party people from other states to come into the Conway area, treat people with disrespect, trash our roadways, and bring other bad BIG CITY habits along with them. This situation, along with the cowardice of our local and state governments have made my decision on whether to stay or go an easier one. Good by New Hampshire. You will never be the same again.
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