Daymond Steer

4 days ago | conwaydailysun.com | Daymond Steer

CONWAY — A $50 million lawsuit filed against the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment for its approval of a cell tower was dismissed by a judge recently. The permit must be exercised within a year’s time. The proposed tower is estimated to be about 160 feet tall. kAm%96 46== E@H6C AC@;64E 92D 2 3F:=5:?8 A6C>:E 2?5 ?@ >@C6 E@H? 2AAC@G2=D ?66565[ D2:5 r@?H2J pDD:DE2?E !=2??6C w@==J (9:E6=2H]k^AmkAmx? a_a`[ E96 +qp 2AAC@G65 2? 2AA=:42E:@?

1 week ago | conwaydailysun.com | Daymond Steer

OSSIPEE — The town of Ossipee withdrew its zoning complaint against Steven Brown, a former selectman's candidate who the town claimed was living illegally in an RV, after acknowledging a material fact in their case was wrong. Now. the selectmen, led by chair Jonathan Smith, is lodging a new violation complaint against Brown, who told the Sun they can bring it on as he beat them in court the last time. kAmQ%9:D :D 2 G6?56EE2 3642FD6 x <:4<65 9:D >@?<6J 2DD :? 4@FCE[Q D2:5 qC@H? :?

1 week ago | conwaydailysun.com | Daymond Steer

CONWAY — Jury selection for a Bartlett attorney's lawsuit against the state over its decision to allow the Conway Rec Path to be built on former bypass land has been scheduled for Aug. 31, 2026. In of May 2024, James Pietrangelo of Bartlett filed suit in Carroll County Superior Court, complaining that the state paid nearly $2 million in federal dollars for land meant to be used for the now-scrapped Conway bypass but which was made available for rec path and skate park projects.

1 week ago | conwaydailysun.com | Daymond Steer

BROWNFIELD, Maine — Residents at a special town meeting next Thursday will need to approve $900,000 in payroll spending or else the town government shuts down July 1, said selectmen’s chair Ricky Emery on Tuesday, adding that the situation is unprecedented. The special town meeting will take place at the Brownfield Community Center June 26 at 6 p.m. A warrant article asks for a total of $906,465, but selectmen propose also using $32,000 from health insurance reserves to offset the amount.

1 week ago | conwaydailysun.com | Daymond Steer

CONWAY — The “This is Your Day” wings mural can remain painted on the side of the Banana Republic building at Settlers Green because the town has decided to stop enforcing its sign ordinance in the wake of a federal judge’s decision concerning Leavitt’s Country Bakery’s doughnut painting. In 2023, the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment upheld Conway Code Enforcement Officer Jeremy Gibbs’ decision that “Wings” was a sign bigger than the town ordinance allowed and therefore had to be removed.