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Name chosen for new county nursing home
Amid political tension, selectman reflects Martin: ‘Our job is to do what is for the good of everybody, not just the squeaky wheel’ BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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OSSIPEE -- The county commission have decided on a name for the new nursing home, and it’s pretty much the same one they rejected last week. The $23.5 million stateof-the-art facility, which see NAME page 8
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CONWAY — Refl ecting on his own time away from the board, but in a statement that applies to a number of recent town meetings, selectman Larry Martin used his board comments on Tuesday to talk about the role of public servants and what it means to be a selectman. “Our job is to do what is for the good of everybody,” he said, “not
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just the squeaky wheel.” It’s been a tense couple of weeks, with heated debates on sidewalks, transfer station hours, the school budget and more. “You forget that you’re sitting here as a board,” he said. “When the vote is done we shouldn’t keep revisiting it.” Earlier that evening there was a tense exchange between selectman David Weathers and see MARTIN page 8
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