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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011 VOL. 23 NO. 126 CONWAY, N.H. MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER 356-3456
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Summer camp counselor Sarah Hausman has a laugh while lining up the kids at the Conway Recreation Department. The department’s summer camp is open weekdays and has almost 200 registered kids with about 110 average daily attendance. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
CONWAY — In a break from a decision this spring, the town opted on Tuesday to open up its summer youth recreation program to all Conway taxpayers regardless of where they claim residency. The change was in response to a Connecticut woman’s complaint that while her family pays Conway taxes they can’t access the services they pay for. In March the board rejected a similar proposal when an Eaton couple raised the same complaint after Eaton voters opted out of participating in the Conway recreation program. The proposal on Tuesday went forward despite strong opposition from selectman Larry Martin, who called the plan a “band-aid” that “goes against all common sense.” Lisa Andrzejewski, the woman who raised the complaint, came to the meeting after fi rst sending a letter to the town and publishing a letter in The Conway Daily Sun. She said her family owns a house on West Side Road and see REC page 16
Covered bridge to be closed for two months in early winter for repairs BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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CONWAY — Selectmen discussed old bridges and new parking spaces at their meeting on Tuesday. Changes are coming for both. The director of bridge maintenance from
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the state Department of Transportation, Doug Gosling, came to explain why the Saco Covered Bridge in Conway Village went from two lanes to one before town offi cials knew about it. “It’s been damaged on a monthly basis,” he said, either by people hitting the side or overheight vehicles hitting the top of the bridge.
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“I’ve lived here my whole life,” selectman Mike DiGregorio said, “and I’ve never hit the thing once.” It was an accident over Memorial Day that prompted Gosling to ask the traffi c division to look at whether something should be done, see BRIDGE page 9