Development of Old Bartonville Hospital May Not Happen
By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ
Updated: February 14, 2013
BARTONVILLE --- The not-for-profit
group trying to save Bartonville's old mental hospital said new development may
no longer be possible.
Director Richard Weiss said the "Save
the Bowen" organization can't afford the extensive repairs the building needs.
He said the group already owes the
city of Bartonville more than $300,000 and in order to carry out his original
plan, he needs a new developer to step in.
Weiss expects the hospital to be open
for tours until April.
If he hasn't found a developer by
then, he may return ownership of the building to the city of Bartonville.
