CONWAY — Two town officials — Mark Hounsell and Bill Marvel — delivered similar messages to the Conway School Board on Monday night: Take a stand on closing an elementary school.
At its June 27 meeting, the board had voted 6-1 to bring a non-binding warrant article to the voters next April, asking whether they support closing an elementary school. The board said it would tinker with the exact wording of the question in the months ahead.
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