CONWAY — The long-stalled Home2 Suites by Hilton project at the former Fandangle's restaurant site last week saw its conditional approval extended again by the Conway Planning Board.
After rejecting a motion to extend the conditional approval by only three months and another that asked to extend it by a year, the board split the difference March 10 to grant a six-month extension to Sept. 8.
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