Residents brainstorm uses for spring grove

For now, it?s 200 acres of fully-functioning mental hospital and government office space. But left to the imaginations of Catonsville and Arbutus residents, the Spring Grove Hospital Center becomes a five-star hotel, mini-golf course and majestic outdoor theater.

Residents suggested those among many potential uses for the site in anticipation the state may soon declare it surplus property. Suggestions favored recreational uses ? like bike paths, indoor tracks and fields, or picnic areas ? but others said they?d like to see development ranging from affordable senior housing to a restaurant park.