CONWAY — It will be a challenge to justify using American Rescue Plan money to fund public bathrooms in North Conway village, the town manager told selectmen Tuesday.
Signed into law by President Joe Biden in March, 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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