The deed is on record, and the town now owns the former Medfield State Hospital. A result ten plus years in the making. 127 acres total, with 87 acres where teh existing building stand, excepting only the Laundry Parcel at the rear, and 40 acres on the sledding hill side of Hospital Road. The conveyance of the 1 acre Laundry Parcel will follow upon completion of the on-going DCAMM remediation work to remove the VOC’s (volatile organic compounds), which is estimate by mid 2015.
The selectmen signed the Land Disposition Agreement at our meeting last night, that had been negotiated with DCAMM over the past several months, and the actual closing was held at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds this morning.
As the new owners, its time to go through the buildings to see what the state left behind. Actually, the first step will be to make sure all buildings are closed up tight as drums.
The Medfield State Hospital Master Planning Committee meets this evening, so the next stage is already under way and ongoing. Suggestions and recommendations are due back from that committee by next summer.
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