CONWAY — Business owners spoke out strongly against the town’s proposed paid parking plan for North Conway Village at a meeting held last Friday with three town staff members at Conway Town Hall.
Selectmen met Tuesday to consider the plan, but the results of that meeting were not known as of press time.
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