DEC announces partnerships to redevelop former industrial sites in Niagara and Orleans counties

ALBION — A new agreement between state agencies and municipalities in Orleans and Niagara counties will promote the redevelopment of dozens of potentially contaminated properties in the two counties.

The agreement is designed to remove contaminated properties from tax foreclosure lists and put them back into productive use, while addressing any potential contamination.

The cooperative agreement is between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the state Comptroller’s Office, Niagara County, Orleans County, the cities of Lockport, Niagara Falls and North Tonawanda, and the Niagara Orleans Regional Land Improvement Corp.

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