Takoma Regional Hospital Purchased

Greene County Commissioners voted 19-1 Monday night to purchase the Takoma Regional Hospital building from Ballad Health.In an agreement between the county and Ballad, Ballad Health will lease the fourth floor for three years with a payment of $500,000 for the Strong Futures program.The hospital costs $3 million to be paid in yearly increments of $1 million.Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison tells news outlets the building will be used to house the county’s agencies, including building and zoning, the sheriff’s department and Greene County Schools.