Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Military Rd., Tonawanda

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from ACM Northfield CR #3, LLC for a site known as Bisonite Paint Co., site ID #C915010. This site is located in the Town of Tonawanda, within the County of Erie, and is located at 2268 Military Road.

A copy of the application, and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at Tonawanda Library, 333 Main Street, Tonawanda, 14150.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Charles Gregory at NYSDEC-DER, 625 Broadway-12th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-7017; via email at charles.gregory@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-8246. All comments must be submitted by December 8, 2017.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed is to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 300 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 350 active sites in the BCP.

Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html