CONWAY — Selectmen on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to a request from Chris Meier, president of hte MWV Trails Association, to have selectmen support placing the yet-to-be designed northern extension of the North Conway Rec Path in the state Department of Transportation’s Ten Year Highway Plan.
Meier said the goal would be to allow the planned future phases of the paved path to be eligible for federal funding grants.
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