CONWAY — The two entrepreneurs behind the Bluebird Project, a for-profit corporation they formed to alleviate the lack of affordable housing in Conway, told selectmen Tuesday they are seeking to buy the cottages section of the Spruce Moose Lodge & Cottages in North Conway.
The Bluebird Project — a for-profit LLC — is headed by veterinarian Eliza Grant and Kit Hickey, an MIT lecturer on entrepreneurship, both Conway residents. They are both in their 30s, both married with two children age 5 and under, and both are civic-minded. Grant sits on the planning board, and Hickey serves on the budget committee.
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