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Consultants outline vision, strategic sites and contamination concerns for Middletown Community Campus BOA study
Summary
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress presented findings from its Middletown Community Campus Brownfield Opportunity Area study, highlighting a community vision, 10 strategic sites (including a former power plant and the Kleiner Building), preliminary environmental flags and next steps for public workshops and site testing.
Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress consultant Kate Stryker presented the second public meeting on the Middletown Community Campus Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) study, outlining a community vision, survey findings and 10 strategic sites that the project team will evaluate for cleanup and redevelopment.
"The Middletown Community Campus is a vibrant and inclusive space that serves as a central hub for education, innovation, culture, the arts, commerce and outdoor recreation," Stryker said, reading the vision that will guide planning and developer alignment under the BOA process.
Stryker said the study—funded through the state's Brownfield Opportunity Area Planning Program and managed in part by Susan Landfried of the New York State Department of State—aims to produce a community-led plan, development concepts for strategic sites, and policy recommendations to support cleanup and future investment. A BOA designation would make sites eligible for certain state subsidies and tax credits, she said, which can lower remediation costs and make redevelopment more feasible.
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