11 Spencer Street Site (Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 06/26/2019 02:58 PM EDT
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NYSDEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Cleanup Plan for Site on Spencer St., Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) amendment application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from The W Group of Brooklyn LLC for a site known as 11 Spencer Street, site ID #C224204. This site is located in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood in the City of Brooklyn within the County of Kings and is located at 11 Spencer Street.

A copy of the amendment application, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at Brooklyn Public Library Clinton Hill Branch, 380 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 and Brooklyn Community Board 3, 1360 Fulton Street, Room 202, Brooklyn, NY 11216.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Aaron Fischer at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at aaron.fischer@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9767. All comments must be submitted by August 10, 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