CONWAY — At his last meeting with the Conway Planning Board, retiring Town Planning Director Tom Irving, 62, was saluted by board members and others for his service to the town over the past 21years.
Irving was poignantly lauded by his assistant, Holly Whitelaw, who said she and Irving had “attended 400-plus meetings together over the past 21 years,” as well as 200-plus zoning board of adjustment meetings.
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