To the editor:

I'm a new resident in Conway and still learning about the area. I'd like to reply to a letter in the March 25 edition from Joe Lentini regarding the increase in short-term rentals.

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I agree with Barbara. All of the things that attract people to this area to become residence will quickly disappear once the balance of those that occupy the town shifts from permanent to transient.

It's not a matter of good vs bad. It's about community building and being good neighbors vs. being a short-term visitor with no real ties to the community.

Before you know it, your labor pool dries up, your local functions disappear, and the quality of life disintegrates.

Making money becomes the driving force and local gov't corruption will ultimately ensue.

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