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IDA reports brownfield inventories and applies for EPA assessment funds
Summary
Staff reported a $300,000 Department of State grant to inventory brownfields, outreach with DEC and EPA, and plans to apply for a five‑year $500,000 EPA assessment grant to support Phase I/II and planning work.
Staff updated the board on brownfield work and grant activity. Speaker 3 said the IDA received a $300,000 grant from the Department of State to inventory brownfield sites and hired a consultant (La Veil) to work with municipalities. Staff also reported plans to apply for a five‑year, $500,000 EPA assessment grant to fund Phase I and II environmental assessments and related planning work.
The transcript records a recent DEC visit with deputy commissioner Patrick Foster, tour stops at multiple sites including Remington Arms, and meetings with EPA regional staff and the regional administrator. Staff characterized these meetings as productive and said the IDA will continue outreach to potential brownfield redevelopment partners and energy developers interested in IDA sites.
No formal award of the EPA grant was recorded in the excerpt; staff said the application is being prepared and that the regional administrator and other agency staff were generally receptive to the IDA’s program and inventory work.
