CONWAY — Budgeteers recently mulled the duplication of services in town, which is served by five independent fire departments.Â
The five fire departments are East Conway, Center Conway Conway Village, North Conway and, Redstone. They each serve a section of town referred to as precincts. Some land is outside of the precincts so the town has to contract with the nearest precinct to have those areas covered.Â
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