I have little experience working in or dealing with the mental health profession, though it is an important one for sure, and reading some of the letters, comments, etc. help me understand some of the pros and cons of "community based" vs. "institutional" programs to help those folks in need of these services. I just don't understand how you can spend millions of dollars on building and staffing a large facility only to shut it down after a couple of years. Seems to me that once you make the commitment to build something that big and expensive that there is an implied commitment that you are going to operate that facility for quite a few years.
How much is it going to cost to mothball and maintain the building/grounds?  What are the prospects for eventually reopening this facility and/or selling it/using it for some other purpose? 
Unfortunately, it's these kind of things that undermines people's faith in government and has repercussions way beyond just this particular facility.