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VOL. 23 NO. 197
Investigation continues into theft of $1,000 from Conway police station BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — New details emerged this week about the theft inside the police department that occurred this past spring, but still no suspects have been identified. see POLICE page 12
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Board doesn't want to pay for study on school closing Non-binding referendum question would first gauge public support BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — While the budget committee might be eager to have an independent consultant assess whether an elementary school should be closed, the Conway School Board would be interested in the results, but doesn't want to be left holding the bill. The school board has proposed a non-binding referendum question on next April's ballot, asking voters if they support closing one of the three elementary schools in town. Budget com-
mittee members believe it's better to hire a consultant first to study the question and provide a clear recommendation. “When we’re going to build a new school we spend $100,000 on a report,” budget committee member Bill Marvel said at a budget committee meeting earlier this month. “Why not for closing?” A study would allow voters to make an informed decision, added committee member Maury McKinney said. see STUDY page 12
River banks damaged by Irene still under repair BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
BARTLETT — Ever since Tropical Storm Irene, excavators have been churning up rivers and long banks to repair damage and save infrastructure. State environmental regulators, meanwhile, have been signing emergency permits and hoping for the best. “We can appreciate the sense of urgency,” assistant director of the Department of Environmental Services Water Division Rene Pelletier said on Tuesday. In the wake of Irene, his department issued 133 five-day emergency permits for work along rivers and streams around the state. That means a lot of sites need monitor-
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