DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on Laborers Way, Buffalo

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Laborers Way 2, LLC for a site known as 24 Laborers Way Site, site ID #C915385. This site is located in the City of Buffalo, within the County of Erie, and is located at 24 Laborers Way.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C915385/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Dudley Branch Library, 2010 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14220.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Taylor Monnin at NYSDEC, 700 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209; via email at taylor.monnin@dec.ny.gov or by calling 716-851-7220. All comments must be submitted by September 9, 2022.

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