CONWAY — After months of study, it’s decision time for members of Black Bear Village Cooperative Inc., the group of Lamplighter Mobile Home Park residents, about whether they want to purchase their Conway mobile home community.
Members of Black Bear will act on three key votes at a membership meeting today at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Kennett High.
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