CONWAY — A proposal to convert the former McGrath’s Tavern into seven rental apartments is set to come before the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment on March 16.
Pending approval, it will go to the Conway Planning Board on March 24, said new owners, Joy Tarbell and her husband Ed Minyard.
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