CONWAY — Having received a unanimous special exception from the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment on Aug. 17, Bluebird Community Development LLC is set to go before the Conway Planning Board on Thursday for full site-plan review to convert a 1.5-story single-family home at 115 West Main St. in Conway Village into a five-unit apartment.
The home sits at the corner of West Main and Hobbs Street just across from the Ham Arena on a .44-acre lot.
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