DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for Site on Jefferson Ave., Buffalo

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from 1200 Jefferson Properties, LLC for a site known as 1200 Jefferson Avenue Site, site ID #C915346. This site is located in the City of Buffalo, within the County of Erie, and is located at 1200 Jefferson Avenue.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C915346/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1 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 at NYSDEC, 270 Michigan Ave., Buffalo, NY, 14203-2915; via email at benjamin.mcpherson@dec.ny.gov or by calling 716-851-7220. All comments must be submitted by June 12, 2020.

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