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Conway Police Chief Chris Mattei on Tuesday told selectmen he would like to purchase a drone with American Rescue Plan Act funds. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)

CONWAY — Selectmen decided to give the town police department $24,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the purpose buying a drone, which would be used for manhunts, searches and accident reconstruction, the police chief said.

The town received about $1 million in ARPA funds in two installments of $536,000 in 2021 and 2022. Signed into law by President Joe Biden in March of 2021, the $1.9 trillion rescue plan is meant to help communities and businesses get past the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. 

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