Copyrite Plastic Sheets Site (Bronx) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 10/20/2021 02:25 PM EDT
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DEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on Grand Concourse, 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 261 Grand Concourse LLC for a site known as Copyrite Plastic Sheets, site ID C203151. This site is located in the Borough of Bronx within the County of Bronx, and is located at 261 Grand Concourse.

Access the application, work plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203151/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at New York Public Library-Woodstock Branch, 761 East 160th Street, Bronx, NY 10456 and Bronx Community Board 1, 3024 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Ruth Curley at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at ruth.curley@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9480. All comments must be submitted by November 19, 2021.

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 500 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 550 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