EATON — At their meeting on Sept. 23, the Zoning Board of Adjustment denied a special exception to the owners of the Inn at Crystal Lake in Eaton, who sought to turn a barn near their home into a wedding venue.Â
Robert Barker and Timothy Ostendorf, who own the inn, seek to turn an old barn on their 64-acre property into a wedding reception venue.Â
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