WATCH: Dilapidated Hospital Looks Like Horror Show

State and local leaders in Carroll County made the case after , and they will get their wish, according to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene officials.

Betsy Barnard, DHMH planning director, says more than $3 million–or half of the necessary demolition funds–were  and the rest should come next year, while the demolition process is under way.

The facility, which has been closed since 1985, has become a regular site for vandalism and trespassing. It is now covered with graffiti and is severely damaged.

A reason the demolition is so expensive is that asbestos has been found throughout the building, according to Barnard. Residents have raised concerns about teenagers and others who frequent the site being exposed to asbestos.

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