CONWAY — Eliza Grant and Kit Hickey passed a major hurdle June 15, getting a special exception and a variance from the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment to create eight dwelling units at 109 Pine St. in North Conway
The two principals of the Bluebird Project LLC, a local for-profit housing group, also appeared before selectmen Tuesday for a public hearing on their request for a $475,000 Community Development Block Grant.
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