CONWAY — Town voters will be allowed to weigh in on whether one of Conway’s elementary three schools should close.
The Conway School Board voted 6-1 on Monday night to bring a non-binding warrant article to the voters next April, asking if they support closing an elementary school. The board will tinker with the exact wording of the question in the months to come.
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