CONWAY — A Superior Court judge has denied reconsideration of his ruling in January regarding the ongoing feud between Cranmore Mountain Lodge and the Kearsarge Lighting Precinct over how the inn owners can use their property. The ruling will affect a $7 million federal lawsuit the owners filed against the KLP
The KLP covers parts of Bartlett and North Conway. In addition to street lighting, it has zoning responsibilities.Â
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