CONWAY — The town’s sign ordinance is still in effect, but the ordinance regulating public art is not. That’s the upshot of a court ruling in favor of Leavitt’s Country Bakery, which sued the town after being cited for having an illegally large sign.
But while the court decided in Leavitt’s favor, lawyers are negotiating a settlement in the long-running conflict, which a judge ordered to be filed by Nov. 1.
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