2921 Westchester Avenue Site (Bronx) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 08/26/2020 01:45 PM EDT
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DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Investigation Plan for Site on Westchester Ave., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Ralford Realty Corp. for a site known as 2921 Westchester Avenue, site ID #C203140. This site is located in the County of Bronx, and is located at 2921 Westchester Avenue.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203140/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at the New York Public Library Pelham Bay Branch, 3060 Middletown Road, Bronx, NY, 10461; and at the Bronx Community Board 10, 3165 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Shaun Bollers at 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY, 11101; via email at shaun.bollers@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (718) 482-4599. All comments must be submitted by September 25, 2020.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: https://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: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html