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Can the dump store be salvaged?
Selectmen vote to close the facility temporarily to allow time to clean up problems
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BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Selectmen on Tuesday voted for a temporary closure of the dump store to give supporters of the facility a chance to propose fixes for a host of safety and usage concerns.
The future of the store is still in limbo, but the decision marks a win for those looking to keep it open. It buys time for representatives from the Lower Mount Washington Valley Solid Waste District to come up with ways to address problems. “I feel really good about how things are going,” district chair Colleen Cormack said
in a phone call Thursday. The district and the selectmen seem to be on the same page. “We all have the same goal.” The dump store, which has been around for years, is the part of the transfer station where people can drop off goods that still see DUMP STORE page 14
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Early-morning fire destroys Bartlett home BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
BARTLETT — A fire early Thursday morning destroyed the home of Edward
Furlong, owner of Lil’ Man Snowmobile Rentals and recent candidate for Bartlett selectman. Furlong was unhurt by the fire, but it’s unclear how much of Furlong’s busi-
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