BARTLETT — Saving and restoring an old building is never easy. That’s something Phil Franklin, president of the Bartlett Historical Society, is learning the hard way.
Although the society had hoped to turn the former St. Joseph's Church into a museum, on Monday the Bartlett Planning Board told Franklin that a museum isn't a permitted use for the building.
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