CONWAY — A controversial cell tower proposed for Artist Falls Road in North Conway was OK'd by the Conway Planning Board by a vote of 5-2 last Thursday.
The vote followed the granting of two special exceptions by the Zoning Board of Adjustment Jan. 20 to the structure, that with addition of a lightning rod, will be 166 feet tall.
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