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Bd. of Public Works OK’s Controversial $1 Lease for State Psychiatric Hospital Grounds

May 12, 2022

To the chagrin of Comptroller Peter V. R. Franchot (D), the Maryland Board of Public Works voted Wednesday to lease one of the state’s three publicly run psychiatric hospital campuses to the University of Maryland Baltimore County. The cost: $1. Although the university has no specific plans at the moment, UMBC wants to use the hospital grounds to eventually expand its campus. But the lack of an official plan — and the low, low price — vexed Franchot.

Article Source: Maryland Matters

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