CONWAY — Heartened and encouraged. That was the assessment of Tom Maughan, a 15-year owner and 12-year full-time resident of Lamplighter Mobile Home Community of Conway, following last Thursday's organizational meeting to explore the option of residents' buying the facility.
“We had between 80 and 100 people at the Kennett cafeteria last Thursday, which was up from the 61 or so that were there the previous Thursday,” said Maughan.
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