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Conway residents passed the ordinance by a vote of 1,277 to 423 during town elections Tuesday, part of a lengthy ballot for budget and spending items and picking government positions, such as selectboard, treasurer, and police commissioner.

It says that while the zoning and planning boards must approve the appropriateness of theme, location, and design before the selectboard considers each proposal, the process should make “no intrusion into the artistic expression or the content of work.”

In Hopkinton, Selectboard Chair Sabrina Dunlap referenced the “baseless claims” made by outside groups in arguing against the hand-counting measure that was defeated Thursday night.

The culture change doesn’t sit well with town selectboard member Carrie Gendreau, who also serves as a Republican state senator.

“My son is not an abomination,” Jim Gleason told the selectboard in January, to a standing ovation, when he announced his last day was Friday.