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December 31 to reach its goal. On January 18, 2018, however, city officials unanimously voted to seek state funding for demolition of the campus, citing doubt that sufficient funds could be secured for reuse of the facility. Fergus Falls officials requested $ 8.9 million of the state's bonding bill to preserve the vacant tower building, which would be the only structure of the site left standing. The state granted $ 3.5 million for the project in May 2018, and demolition began with the mid-century administration building, constructed in the 1950s. The removal of this building is outlined in the first phase of a two-step plan for demolition, and Mayor Ben Schierer has indicated that the city may still be open to practical suggestions for renovation of the original Kirkbride building.
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they lived, rather than what services they needed. Since its founding, the Fergus Falls institution had primarily served people with mental illnesses. After 1970, the institution began accepting patients with developmental disabilities and chemical dependencies as well because they lived in
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Rochester in 1877, conditions remained inadequate. In response, the state legislature commissioned the Third
Minnesota State Hospital for the Insane in 1885. Since the existing hospitals were in southern Minnesota, the new hospital was to be north of the Twin Cities. Among the potential locations considered were
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on the past and present of mental health treatment. Springboard hosted an annual Kirkbride Arts & History Weekend from 2013 to 2017, featuring tours, music, and speakers focusing on mental health and historic preservation.
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