NYSDEC Invites the Public to Comment About a Brownfield Application for a Site on Baldwin St., Elmira

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from 714 Baldwin LLC for a site known as 714 Baldwin LLC, site ID # C808041. This site is located in the City of Elmira, within the County of Chemung, and is located at 714 Baldwin Street.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at:

• Steele Memorial Library, 101 E. Church St, Elmira, 14901

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Christopher Magee at NYSDEC-DER, 625 Broadway, 12th Fl, Albany, NY 12233-7017; via email at christopher.magee@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9584. All comments must be submitted by January 11, 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