Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan for Site on Eastern Blvd., Canandaigua

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from Parkway Plaza Limited Partnership for a site known as Parkway Plaza Cleaners Site, site ID #C835028. This site is located in the City of Canandaigua, within the County of Ontario, and is located at 47, 51 and 57 Eastern Boulevard.

A copy of the application, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at Wood Library, 134 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager, Timothy A. Schneider at NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, NY 14414; via email at timothy.schneider@dec.ny.gov or by calling 585-226-5480. All comments must be submitted by January 27, 2018.

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