About this Site

The Issue at Hand

The Rec Path is one of the largest community projects Conway has ever considered. Its first section — Phase 1, from Hemlock Lane to Cranmore — was completed in 2023.
The debate now is whether Phase 2 should cross into Whitaker Woods, a property Chubby Whitaker conveyed to the Town of Conway in 1971 with strict preservation conditions.

Purpose

  • To bring the history, funding, and alignments of the Rec Path to one place.

  • To make public records, deeds, and newspaper coverage easy to find.

  • To clarify how the current Phase 2 plan differs from what voters originally

    authorized in 2015.

Scope of Content

  • Public Records: Minutes of Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, and Conservation

    Commission meetings, along with state and federal agency correspondence.

  • Historical Materials: Deeds, bylaws, and newspaper clippings from local archives.

  • Summaries and Commentary: Explanatory timelines, fact-checks, and context to help clarify what has been said publicly versus what is documented in the record.

  • Graphics and Infographics: Created to visually present information for easier public understanding.

Disclaimers

  • This site is not affiliated with the Town of Conway, the Board of Selectmen, or the Mount Washington Valley Trails Association.

  • All official Town communications are posted at conwaynh.gov.

  • Newspaper clippings and archival excerpts are reproduced under fair use for educational and informational purposes. Copyright remains with the original publishers.

  • All public documents (minutes, deeds, agency letters) are in the public domain. Any commentary or summaries added here are original work.

  • Nothing on this site should be interpreted as legal advice, official Town policy, or a substitute for reading the full public record.

Ownership and Operation

  • This site is maintained by community members who care about transparency. The focus is on public records, deeds, and meeting minutes, not on personalities. For that reason, the site does not highlight individual authorship. Everything here can be verified from publicly available sources.

  • Costs for hosting and design are privately covered. No taxpayer funds are used.

  • The site’s purpose is archival and educational. It is not a campaign platform, and it does not solicit or accept donations.

Use and Sharing

  • Visitors are encouraged to share links to this site, provided attribution is given.

  • Content may be quoted or republished for educational, journalistic, or civic purposes, with credit to ClearPath Conway.

  • For questions, corrections, or to contribute additional documents, please use the contact form on the home page.