Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made another trip back to the site of the old Prince George’s Hospital Center, a long shuttered hospital in the Cheverly area that looks over the rest of the D.C. area from the highest vantage point in Prince George’s County.
While the old building still stands there today, it’s in the process of demolition leading to what promises to be a massive redevelopment project. Some day, this future city center on a hill will have a huge impact on the town of Cheverly, and the governor stopped by to announce the state of Maryland was increasing its investment to make that happen.
“We’re absolutely thrilled about this project,” Moore told a gathering of local, county and state leaders from the Cheverly area. So thrilled, in fact, that the original $5 million investment coming from the state was bumped up to about $7.5 million.
“We did get a little more than we expected,” said Caroline Kenney, managing director of public-private partnerships with Urban Atlantic, which is leading the redevelopment. “This actually allows us now to go to the private finance markets and say, ‘Hey, there’s clearly the level of public support for this project that’s needed.’”
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