City considers taking Malden Hospital site by eminent domain

“A resolve by Councillors John Matheson and Craig Spadafora called for the city council to consider taking the site of the former Malden Hospital by eminent domain. The old hospital site is located in Ward 3 and has been closed since 1999. The property is currently owned by Hallmark Health, who purchased the then functioning hospital in 1995.
“It’s been an eyesore for the citizens of Malden, particularly the residents of Ward 3,” said Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora. He reported, “Over the last couple of weeks we’ve had an uptick in trash dumping. Given the economic rebound over the last few years, we saw some good spurts of development but nothing that has come to fruition.””

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Varma, Juhi. Malden Advocate Newspaper 7 September 2013.