NYSDEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on Centre Ave., City of New Rochelle

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Huguenot Partners LLC for a site known as Centre Avenue Development - South, site ID #C360182. This site is located in the City of New Rochelle, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 33 Centre Avenue.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY 10801.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Michael Kilmer at NYSDEC, 21 South Putt Corners Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561-1696; via email at michael.kilmer@dec.ny.gov or by calling 845-633-5463. All comments must be submitted by March 8, 2019.

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