CONWAY — The first rule of real estate is location, location, location, but should that be taken into consideration if the district closes one of its three elementary schools? Members of the Conway School Boards’ school closure committee believe that needs to be taken into account.
While Pine Tree School in Center Conway sits on 15.36 acres of land, it would have less market value than John H. Fuller Elementary with its 10.76 acres that come with Route 16 frontage in North Conway.
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