CONWAY — Selectmen voted 4-0 on Tuesday to require the board be notified of any demolition permits issued by the town building inspector for any building greater than 500 square feet.
This came after the board was seemingly caught unawares of the sudden demolition of a 110-year-old building that greeted visitors just as they drove into town.
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