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IDA seeks state and EPA support to evaluate Remington and Huntington Arms sites
Summary
The board approved contracts and resolutions to pursue state and federal funding for remediation and site evaluation at Huntington Arms and the Remington facility, including a cultural resource survey, a $200,000 Empire State Development RFP fund with a small local match, and EPA-funded interior sampling of structures.
Speaker 1 told the board the agency is moving to advance planning, environmental testing and market analysis at the Huntington Arms property and the adjacent Remington site. The board authorized a small cultural-resource survey and voted to support additional state and EPA assessments to speed cleanup and reuse planning.
Why it matters: the properties are central to a broader redevelopment and industrial opportunity. Board members said a rapid technical and market analysis will help determine whether historic-preservation alternatives or targeted demolition are appropriate and what cleanup steps the EPA and state should fund.
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