DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on Grand Ave. & Allen St., Johnson City

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Regan Development Corporation for a site known as 333 Grand Avenue, site ID #C704062. This site is located in the Village of Johnson City within the County of Broome, and is located at 333 Grand Avenue and 154 Allen Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C704062/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Your Home Public Library, 107 Main Street, Johnson City, NY 13790

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Michael Belveg at NYSDEC, 615 Erie Blvd. West, Syracuse, NY 13204-2400; via email at michael.belveg@dec.ny.gov or by calling 315-426-7446. All comments must be submitted by November 11, 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