Contractor Prepares Site for New Forensic Psychiatric Complex on Route 17M

Published on April 30, 2024

The site preparedness work for the long-awaited construction of a new state forensic psychiatric facility on Route 17M started in April. OCS Industries, a Middletown-based contractor that presented the lowest bid for the job at just under $6 million and was hired by the state last month, confirmed the news with The Epoch Times. The project kickoff holds significance for two nearby municipalities: the City of Middletown, which agreed to provide water and sewer services to the new facility in return for revenue, and the Town of Goshen, which is looking at buying the soon-to-retire wastewater plant at the site to aid commercial growth along the 17M corridor....