CONWAY — “Congratulations, you have your conditional approval,” Conway Planning Director Tom Irving told Cranmore hotel project engineer Josh McAllister of HEB Engineers at the conclusion of a 40-minute site-plan review July 9 before the Conway Planning Board.
During his presentation, McAllister said the project calls for a four-story, 90-room hotel to be built within the footprint of the Cranmore Fitness Club, which will be demolished.
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