And an MP in the city said she wants to see the site used for public good by developing key worker housing and a public park.
York Central MP Rachael Maskell said that Bootham Park Hospital, a former mental health hospital, has cost taxpayers £2.6 million to maintain since it closed in 2015, which she recently discovered after discussions with NHS Property Services.
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