CONWAY — Carroll County Superior Court Judge Mark Attorri recently ruled that a Bartlett attorney may continue to sue the state over its decision to allow the Conway Rec Path to be built on former bypass land.
However, Attorri stopped short of ordering the removal of the path while litigation is ongoing, despite a request by litigant Jim Pietrangelo to do so.Â
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