2015 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 00:07:08 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Two waterfront "Opportunity Areas" near Albany, New York
 
More support for Albany region's waterfront development of blighted areas

by Marie J. French
Albany Business Review (NY)
December 3, 2015


Two plans to develop waterfronts in the Albany area got an additional boost with a designation that will give projects located in Rotterdam and Cohoes priority status for grants.

The sites - 413 acres in Cohoes and 570 acres in Rotterdam - were designated as Brownfield Opportunity Areas by the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.

The designation gives developers access to additional tax incentives through the Brownfield program, which focuses on cleaning up former industrial sites. The two municipalities received grants to develop strategic plans to apply for the new designation.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/12/03/more-support-for-albany-regions-waterfront.html

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Lenny Siegel
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