The city council Monday night agreed to remove a clause in the purchase agreement for the Bartlett School building that called for the property to revert back to the city if White Mountains Suites has not substantially completed the project within two and a half years.
Steve Binette explained that the company formed by his family to convert the old school building into housing for students at White Mountains Community College has been seeking financing for the project. He said banks ...
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