CONWAY —The Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment held a public hearing at town hall Wednesday on whether the mural of baked goods atop Leavitt’s Country Bakery, created as a class project by Kennett High art students last spring, should be considered signage. If so, it would need a variance as it doesn’t comply with zoning.
Approximately 32 people attended the hearing, and it was televised by Valley Vision Channel 3.
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