CONWAY— The town engineer told Conway Public Library trustees at their meeting last Friday there are several competing plans for the Main Street intersection in front of the library that may or may not impact the historic building's frontage.
Trustees say they oppose any plan that digs up the library's grounds until alternatives are exhausted.
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