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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Richard J. Codey which would establish a task force to develop a preservation plan for the main building at the original Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris County was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 38-0.

“The original Greystone Psychiatric Hospital is a facility steeped in history, and we owe it to the public to preserve that history for future generations,” said Senator Codey, D-Essex. “The main building at Greystone was built during the infancy of mental health treatment in this country, and has seen both the highs and lows of mental health care throughout its more than 130 years of history. We need to explore ways to preserve this monument to mental health care, to ensure that we take to heart the lessons learned over the course of its existence.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Richard J. Codey which would establish a task force to develop a preservation plan for the main building at the original Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris County was unanimously approved by the Senate State Government Committee today.

“Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital should be allowed to stand as a monument to New Jersey’s mental health history,” said Senator Codey, D-Essex. “In its more than 130 years of history, the original Greystone Park represented both the best and the worst of mental health treatment. Rather than sell off this property to make a quick buck, we should restore and preserve the main building for its historic value not only to the State, but to the larger practice of mental health care in this country.”