Senator Martins Announces State Funding to Clean Up Brownfield Site in Elmont

     Senator Jack M. Martins (R-7th Senate District) announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is providing $275,000 in NY Works II funding to clean up and remediate a brownfield site in Elmont (546 Hempstead Turnpike). 

     “This funding benefits the environment, economy, and quality of life in Elmont. Cleaning up and remediating this site will allow it to be repurposed from an abandoned lot to something which will deliver economic development and new revenue for the Elmont community. I am pleased to support it,” said Senator Martins.

     The site is one of thirteen municipally owned brownfield sites across the state to receive NY Works II funding to cleanup and remediate the sites for redevelopment. The sites are part of the state’s Environmental Restoration Program (ERP).

     “The cleanup and restoration of brownfield properties such as these are critical to safeguarding public health, protecting the environment and developing community assets that energize the economy and quality of life,” DEC Commissioner Joe Martens said. “The funding announced today is made possible by Governor Cuomo and the legislature who have championed the ERP through NY Works funding as a central part of the State budget.”