BERLIN – The effort to convert the former Notre Dame high school into senior housing reached a major milestone this month. The city has completed the remediation of the building and soon plans to turn it over to Tri-County Community Action Program. CAP is working to secure the financing to allow it to turn the historic building into senior housing.
“The city has gone as far as it can in moving the building forward,” said Housing Coordinator Andre Caron. ...
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