CONWAY — Skeptical residents peppered the leaders of the Bluebird Project, a business aiming to create affordable housing in town, with questions during a public hearing selectmen held Tuesday.
The Bluebird Project LLC is headed by veterinarian Eliza Grant and Kit Hickey, an MIT lecturer on entrepreneurship, both Conway residents.
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