Public Comment Invited About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on South Salina and Montgomery Sts., Syracuse

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Syracuse Industrial Development Agency for a site known as South Salina Street Parcels, site ID #C734140. This site is located in the City of Syracuse, within the County of Onondaga, and is located at 1101-1029 S Salina and 1016-1030 Montgomery Streets.

A copy of the application, and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at Syracuse Industrial Development Agency, City Commons Hall, 201 E. Washington St, 7th Fl, Syracuse, 13202 (after normal business hours, the application can be viewed on the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency’s website) and NYSDEC Region 7 Office, 615 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse 13204.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Christopher Mannes at NYSDEC-Region 7, 615 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse, NY 13204; via email at christopher.mannes@dec.ny.gov; or by calling 315-426-7515. All comments must be submitted by August 24, 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