TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD RECEIVES GRANT FOR STUDY TO MAKE NEW CASSEL A BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA

The New York State Department of State has awarded the Town of North Hempstead with a $180,000 Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) grant to nominate the New Cassel area as a Brownfield Opportunity Area.

The BOA grant will make it possible for the Town to formulate an area-wide approach to brownfield redevelopment in New Cassel, thereby providing the Town with significant planning, land use and redevelopment tools to use in New Cassel’s revitalization.

The grant builds on the Town’s achievement utilizing a $200,000 Brownfields Pilot Demonstration grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  The Town used the EPA grant to identify and rank 48 potential brownfield sites, conduct Phase I historical environmental investigations of 10 sites, and conducted Phase II soil investigations of three sites.

The BOA grant and designation are important steps in Town’s efforts to revitalize New Cassel.  BOA designation would provide developers with certain tax incentives and benefits in connection with the area’s redevelopment.

For more information on the Town’s New Cassel Brownfield Area Opportunity grant, contact:

Town of North Hempstead

Department of Planning and Economic Development
Town of North Hempstead
210 Plandome Road Manhasset, New York  11030
(516) 869- 7752 (voice)
(516) 869-7798 (fax)

Planning @northhempstead.com (email)