CONWAY — The plan to pave nearly a mile in Whitaker Woods for the next phase of the Rec Path was challenged by several attendees of Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting, including Peter Donohoe, chair of the Conway Municipal Budget Committee.
A public hearing will be scheduled for this project, said Town Planner Ryan O’Connor, but he couldn’t say exactly when.
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These rec path people have gone crazy
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