CONWAY — The selectmen’s 3-2 vote Tuesday to move ahead with putting start-up funding for paid parking in the town operating budget got a heated reaction from several community members.
The vote to add to the 2023 operating budget $242,000 for paid parking was 3-2, with Chairman David Weathers and Steve Porter in the minority.
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