CONWAY — The town's portion of the tax rate is down 20 percent, but a Conway selectman and the town manager have differing views on whether the $175,000 the town spent on legal fees fighting a losing court battle with Leavitt's Country Bakery affected it.
The overall tax rate will be going up almost 2 percent because the school's portion is up 13 percent, which is more than offsetting the reduction from the town.
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