CONWAY — Who should decide on what a school sign should look like : the building principals or the Conway School Board?
That question played out last week at the board’s more-than-four-hour meeting when debate surfaced on the design of the new signs for Lakeside Primary in Center Conway and Mountainside Intermediate School in Conway Village.
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DiGregorio gets my Vote. To many cooks spoil the soup. He should have been one of the first to know. It is unbelievable how many cooks you have over this sign. It’s stressful for all. Amen
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