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is designed to assist communities foster redevelopment
and return dormant and blighted land into productive and catalytic
areas while restoring environmental quality. This program provides
municipalities and community-based organizations with resources
to address local brownfields providing area-wide brownfield redevelopment
planning, access to expert environmental and economic analysis,
and environmental site assessment for strategic redevelopment parcels.
Our goal is to work in partnership with local communities - governments
and not-for-profits - to develop and realize a community vision
for .
We want to work with you to make the vision real.
The program also brings
together the Division of Coastal Resources’s planning and
community development expertise and New York State Department
of Environmental Conservation’s expertise in cleaning up
sites.
The goal of our inter-agency partnership is to help communities:
• Assess the full range of community problems posed by
multiple brownfield sites;
• Build a shared vision and consensus on the future uses
of strategic brownfield sites;
• Coordinate and collaborate with local, state, and federal
agencies, community groups and private-sector partners;
• Develop public-private sector partnerships necessary to
leverage investment in development projects that can revitalize
diverse local communities and neighborhoods.
The program recognizes
that successful brownfield redevelopment comes in many forms and
that each community has their own unique opportunity and revitalization
goals. BOA provides a flexible planning framework for communities
to catalyze the redevelopment of brownfields and affected areas
through a locally-driven process.
Flexibility and active partnerning are just the beginning. Successful
requires
strong local leadership; inclusive public engagement; a clear
and realistic vision; and diverse public and private partnerships.
Together, these ingredients can help brownfield communities -
large and small - become better places to live, work, and play.
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