AUGUSTA (AP) — Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon said she and Republican Gov. Paul LePage have agreed to work together on a proposed privately run rehabilitation facility that has hit legislative roadblocks.

Gideon’s office said Friday that the two agree the facility should be built in Augusta, which requires approval from legislative leaders. LePage had suggested building the facility elsewhere after Democratic leaders blocked construction.

The plan has already gotten local and state administrative approvals, but some Republican and Democratic lawmakers have called for new legislators to vet the plan.

Gideon’s office said the next step would be joint legislative hearings on the proposal before legislative leaders meet next month. She said questions remain about who will staff the facility.

The facility would free up beds by housing people deemed not criminally responsible for wrongdoing and no longer in need of hospital care.

LePage’s spokeswoman said his administration will answer questions about the plan, which has been public for months. The administration provided 229 pages of documents to the Augusta Planning Board, the Capitol Area Planning Commission and the Legislative Council on the proposed unit.

LePage’s office said that “if an alternative facility is identified prior to the approval from Dems he will move forward on it.”