CONWAY — A possible stumbling block for the proposed paved 2.8-mile recreation path in North Conway came to light at last Tuesday’s selectmen's meeting during a discussion about surplus lands being sold by the state within the corridor of the now-dead Route 16 bypass.
Some of the land being sold off along the bypass corridor includes four parcels off Thompson Road that were planned by the MWV Trails Association to be used for the proposed $2.9 million path.
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