CONWAY — Two-thirds of the Conway Municipal Budget Committee support the $1.3 million bond that the Conway School District is proposing to replace the 511 faulty windows at Kennett High School.
Eight of the 12 members present at the budget committee’s public hearing Wednesday at Kennett High pledged support for the bond, while eight also supported the idea of paying for the windows in one fell swoop rather than with a five-year bond.
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