The Middletown City Council passed a resolution on June 6 to support the construction of a new state forensic psychiatric hospital to replace the old facility on the New Hampton campus.
The new hospital will tap Middletown’s water and sewer systems through lines to be constructed along Route 17M, a win-win for both the state and the city, according to Mayor Joseph DeStefano.
“It not only saves the state money because they do not have to operate their own costly sewage treatment plant but also gives us opportunities for economic development along 17M,” he told The Epoch Times.
The city will also earn extra revenue by providing water and sewer services to the new hospital, he added….