UPDATE: State Representative Yusuf Hakeem has canceled a town hall meeting in Eastdale on Thursday after a proposal to move the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute to the community was dropped.

Rep. Hakeem was planning to hear from Eastdale constituents about their concerns for the proposal before the area was dropped from consideration.

State Senator Bo Watson said Thursday that the Tennessee Department of General Services will continue to look for potential sites for a new regional mental health facility to replace the facility at Moccasin Bend.

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