[CPEO-BIF] "NY Governor Cuomo Announces Designation of 12 New Brownfield Opportunity Areas"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Press Release
New York Governor's Office
AUGUST 22, 2016 

NY Governor Cuomo Announces Designation of 12 New Brownfield Opportunity Areas
State Providing Tools to Local Governments to Revitalize Communities Across New York State

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the designation of 12 new Brownfield Opportunity Areas in communities across New York. These designations help participants develop strategies to revitalize neighborhoods a!ected by dormant and blighted properties. Projects in these areas will be given priority status for grants and the project developers may access additional Brownfield Cleanup Program tax credit incentives.

“The designation of Brownfield Opportunity Areas facilitates the restoration and development of devastated communities across the state,” Governor Cuomo said. “Each of these sites possesses tremendous potential for economic development and job creation, and these designations will equip local partners with the resources they need to implement their vision for community revitalization.”
The Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program is administered by the New York Department of State. These 12 new designations bring the total number of designated Brownfield Opportunity Areas in New York State to 38. To facilitate the work required to achieve a designation, each of these sponsoring communities received funding through the program to complete a nomination containing revitalization strategies specifically developed to promote sound redevelopment and enhanced environmental quality within the a!ected areas. The type of neighborhoods and areas where resources are being applied include industrial or manufacturing, commercial corridors, mixed-use downtowns and waterfronts.

New York Secretary of State Rossana Rosado said, "We at the Department of State are proud to have supported the work done by local leaders to envision a path forward in the renaissance of the Empire State and leaves a vibrant economic legacy to our cities and towns. Brownfield Opportunity Area designation not only signals our commitment to assisting the communities to reach their own goals for revitalization, but also provides real incentives to attract private and public investment to these blighted areas."

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For the entire release, see
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-designation-12-new-brownfield-opportunity-areas

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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