NYSDEC Invites the Public to Comment About a Brownfield Application for a Site on Lake Ave., Lancaster

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from 65 Lake Avenue LLC for a site known as Lakeside Village Apartments, site ID #C915344. This site is located in the Town of Lancaster, within the County of Erie, and is located at 65-67 Lake Avenue.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, One Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY, 14203.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Benjamin McPherson, P.E. at 270 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo, NY, 14203; via email at benjamin.mcpherson@dec.ny.gov, or by calling (716) 851-7220. All comments must be submitted by October 25, 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