CITY CONSIDERING HOUSING FOR MEMORIAL SITE

The city of Cumberland is considering building six houses on the former Memorial Hospital site, each tailored to attract buyers in the $350,000 to $700,000 price range is a “definite step in the right direction,” according to Cumberland Mayor Ray Morriss. The Cumberland Times-News reports Morris and city council members held a work session Tuesday to discuss potential plans for the nearly 10-acre site in South Cumberland, where the city razed the hospital in 2014.