CONWAY — The members of the Mount Washington Commission recently received the “Master Planning Report” prepared by three third-year Harvard Law School students participating in the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program under Director and Clinical Supervisor Prof. Rachel Viscomi.
The Harvard Law School students — Seorae Ko, Erin Savoie, Lowry Yankwich — were brought in earlier this year by the commission to help members iron out some contentious issues that have arisen in recent years, forestalling efforts to update the Park’s Master Plan.
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