NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING & INTENT TO APPLY FOR BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA DESIGNATION FOR 68 CHURCH STREET, CANAJOHARIE, NY 13317

Montgomery County Legislature
Tuesday, April 27, 2021 @ 6:50 pm
Montgomery County Legislative Chambers
64 Broadway
Fonda, NY 12068

Montgomery County will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 27 at 6:50 pm at the Legislative Chambers, Montgomery County Office Building, 64 Broadway, Fonda, NY 12068 to discuss the application for designating 68 Church St. Canajoharie, NY 13317 as Brownfield Opportunity Area.  The Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Program was established by the Superfund/Brownfield Law in October 2003 and later revised by the Brownfield Reform Law of 2008. The Superfund/Brownfield legislation amended the General Municipal Law (Article 18-C), which authorizes municipalities to pursue redevelopment and revitalization of economically distressed areas, by adding Section 970-r, to create the BOA Program.

The Program provides resources to New York communities to establish effective revitalization strategies that return dormant and blighted parcels into productive, catalytic properties. Find the site location map and reuse study here: https://montgomerycountyworks.com/planning-services/county-plans-studies-and-mapping/ 

The Legislative Chambers are accessible to people with disabilities. If special accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, those with hearing impairments, or those in need of translation from English, those individuals should contact Cheryl A. Reese, Clerk of the Legislature, Montgomery County Office Building, 64 Broadway, Fonda, NY 12068, 518-853-8338, at least one week in advance of the hearing date to allow for necessary arrangements. Written comments may also be submitted to Alex Kuttesch, Senior Planner, Montgomery County Business Development Center, 9 Park Street, Fonda, NY, 12068, 518-853-8334 or at akuttesch@co.montgomery.ny.us.  

In conjunction with Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order, this meeting will also be held electronically via teleconference at 6:00 pm.  Members of the public may listen to the meeting by calling 1-312-757-3121, Access Code 456-944-325.  Minutes of the meeting will be transcribed and later posted on the Montgomery County website at www.co.montgomery.ny.us.

 BY:   Cheryl A. Reese
         Clerk of the Legislature
         April 16, 2021