Hogan, Jones, Hrabowski Tout Controversial Lease of State Psychiatric Hospital as a Win for Higher Ed.

Top state, local and university officials gathered on the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus on Wednesday to celebrate the recent transfer of state-run Spring Grove Hospital Center grounds to the university. “One, two, three, money!” University of Maryland Baltimore County President Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R), House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-Baltimore County) and others exclaimed as they took a picture holding a framed aerial photograph of the university and hospital campuses. Last week, the Board of Public Works voted 2-1 to lease Spring Grove Hospital Center to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County for $1. The lease will last up to 10 years, with an ability to extend it for another 10.