Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Hamilton Ave., White Plains

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from S-WD/WP LLC for a site known as Hamilton Green, site ID #C360177. This site is located in the City of White Plains, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 200 Hamilton Avenue.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY 10601 and NYSDEC Region 3, 21 South Putt Corners Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Kiera Thompson at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email at kiera.thompson@dec.ny.gov; or by calling 518-402-9662. All comments must be submitted by August 2, 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