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VOL. 23 NO. 174
CONWAY, N.H.
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — After two weeks at the Conway Tech Village, federal officials announced Thursday the disaster recovery center is closing on Saturday. The center, which houses representatives from the Federal Emergency Management
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Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Tri-County Community Action Program, opened on Sept. 12 to provide a single location for Carroll County residents hurt by Tropical Storm Irene to access the various agencies providing help.
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CONWAY — With the bypass looking less and less likely, the question arises: Is there another solution to Conway Village congestion? Town engineer Paul Degliangeli has one:
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a roundabout. Two, actually. “Build a two-lane roundabout,” he said, one at the intersection of Route 16 and the Kancamagus Highway and one that conjoins the Washington Street, Route 153, Route 16 intersection with the Route 16 and Route 113 intersection. “Roundabouts would provide a whole lot more capacity than those lights.” The northern one would be an oval, he said, again two lanes, to turn those two messy intersections into one. “That might solve the problems,” he said, “and keep everybody happy because the traffic keeps going through Conway Village.” To make that happen, the state would have to take some property, he said, but it would require far less than they took for the bypass corridor. In fact, if the state could sell the properties it bought for the bypass corridor for as much as it paid for them it would likely have more than enough money to fix the problem. Degliangeli estimated it would cost several million dollars to acquire the property and build the two roundabouts, but that wouldn’t be close to the $22 million in property the state is holding. see ROUNDABOUTS page 10
Town officials say the roundabout on North-South Road has worked well. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Madison officials relay concerns about road race BY DAYMOND STEER THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
MADISON — Selectmen on Tuesday blasted the organizers of a recent road race
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for creating a traffic hazard. The Reach the Beach Relay took place over a 24-hour period starting on Sept. 16. About 5,000 runners participated in the relay from Cannon Mountain in Franconia
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