CONWAY — A project that meets the town's regulations but is just too big for the proposed location. That seems to be the sentiment of planners and residents — and a hotel industry insider — concerning a proposal for a four-story hotel in Intervale.
Full site-plan review of the proposed a 105,836-square-foot, four-story, 105-room hotel to be built at the current site of the 16-room Intervale Motel was continued to Feb. 25 by the Conway Planning Board, which last discussed the project Feb. 11.
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