CONWAY — A Center Conway couple who ran an auto body shop out of their home until the Zoning Board of Adjustment shut them down last week say they will reopen at a new Fryeburg, Maine, location.
Jason and Tracy Leavitt of 408 Henderson Road, whose business specializes in rust and collision repair went before the ZBA to ask to ask Conway Building Inspector David Pandora why he said their business, J&T Autobody, didn’t meet the criteria for a permit.
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