UB to Sponsor Forum for Municipalities on Brownfields and Superfund Legislation

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- How will proposed legislation on remediation and redevelopment of brownfields and Superfund sites in New York State affect Western New York communities?

Staff and officials from area municipalities will have an opportunity to find out on May 10 from 3-5:30 p.m. during a community forum titled "A Comparative Discussion of New York State Superfund/Brownfields Legislation Affecting Municipalities." The forum will be held in the University Inn & Conference Center, 2401 N. Forest Road, Getzville.

Speakers will include Erin Crotty, commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and Val Washington, executive director of Environmental Advocates in Albany, as well as representatives from the New York State Senate and Assembly.

The forum will discuss four legislative initiatives now under consideration: liability protection, financial incentives for cleanup and redevelopment, clean-up standards and future land use, and other provisions that may affect municipalities.

The forum is sponsored by UB's Brownfield Action Project, the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, the Center for Integrated Waste Management and the Environment and Society Institute. Co-sponsors include the City of Buffalo and the City of Niagara Falls.

For more information, contact the Center for Integrated Waste Management at 645-3446.