CONWAY — If you own a $200,000 house in Conway, you’re going to be paying an additional $300 in school taxes this year.
That was the message conveyed Monday night when the Conway School Board voted 6-1 to recommend an operating budget for the 2019-20 school year of $38,328,279 to the Conway Municipal Budget Committee.
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Do the Teachers, Administrators, and Staff contribute to the cost of Healthcare? If not, why not?
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