CONWAY — The town came out of Sunday’s budget committee meeting almost completely unscathed, but the school and non-profits took a beating.
The town’s proposed operating budget, as well as those for the East Conway Fire Precinct, the Redstone Fire District and the Center Conway Fire Department, all passed unanimously.
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