CONWAY — Approximately 25 voters attended an informational public listening session that was held at North Conway Water Precinct offices Dec. 11 regarding questions about the possibility of the North Conway Fire Department bringing back its own ambulance service as it did in the 1970s and mid-’80s.
At the meeting, voters asked many questions, including about quality of care, the advantages of having control of operations in-house, response time and start-up costs.
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