CONWAY — Could hundreds of housing units be built on land owned by Carroll County in Ossipee? That’s what members of the Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition hope to find out.
Housing Coalition Chair Josh Brustin and Executive Director Sara Butterfield said in an interview last Thursday on SUN-TV that the public is invited to weigh in on this idea at their upcoming housing charrette.
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