CONWAY — Settlers Green developer Robert Barsamian is set to appear before the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment today, seeking density variances for two proposed housing projects to be built west of TJ Maxx.
“We’re doing this to increase the stock of local housing. We’re going to focus on what we need in the valley, which is local affordable homes,” Barsamian told the Sun last Thursday.
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