Former Central Dry Cleaners Site (Buffalo) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Work Plan

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Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Investigation Plan for Site on West Utica St., Buffalo

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from 169 West Utica LLC for a site known as Former Central Dry Cleaners, site ID #C915332. This site is located in the City of Buffalo, within the County of Erie, and is located at 169 West Utica Street.

A copy of the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo 14203.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Maurice Moore at NYSDEC-DER, 270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14203; via email at maurice.moore@dec.ny.gov; or by calling 716-851-7220. All comments must be submitted by July 13, 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 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