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Conway resident urges council to change buffer ordinance, describes harassment and property harm
Summary
At the public‑comment period Lindsay Marlow urged the council to amend a buffer ordinance first enacted in 2018, saying it has been misused by a neighboring business and caused harassment, physical injury while maintaining trees and stress‑related health effects; the mayor closed public input after her allotted time.
During the allotted public‑comment period at the January meeting, Lindsay Marlow spoke for the full three minutes and described long‑running problems she attributes to the city's buffer ordinance enacted in 2018. Marlow said the ordinance "was put in the hands of the unscrupulous business behind us" and described physical harm and stress tied to maintaining trees and roots she said have damaged her garden.
In her remarks Marlow said she had written letters to council and alleged she received no reply. She asked the council to change the ordinance, make restitution and "revoke business life" for the firm she said has caused harm. The mayor closed public input when Marlow's time expired and the council did not respond with a substantive rebuttal during the meeting.
The transcript shows Marlow described personal health effects following her husband's 2019 heart surgery and said the ordinance created an enforcement path that has been used against residents. Council accepted Marlow's comments into the record and then moved on to other agenda items.
