DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Major Amendment Application for Site on West Post Rd., White Plains

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) major amendment application from PY Development Owner LLC, White Plains Hospital Medical Center, and Post Maple 77, LLC for a site known as Post Road Corridor - White Plains, site ID #C360129. This site is located in the City of White Plains, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 77 West Post Road.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C360129/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Ave, White Plains, NY 10601.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Justin Starr at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7014; via email at justin.starr@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9797. All comments must be submitted by February 3, 2023.

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