The purpose of the Tonawanda Brownfield Opportunity project is to develop an area wide revitalization and cleanup strategy for brownfield, vacant, abandoned and underutilized properties within the brownfield opportunity area. A section is also located to the south of interstate 190 as well. The Tonawanda Brownfield Opportunity Area, a 1,743 acre area bounded by the Youngmann Expressway (I-290), Niagara Thruway (I-190), Niagara River and City of Tonawanda. A large amount of acreage still needs to be identified and investigated. There has been brownfield site remediation, Phase I reports that have been obtained and industrial parks being developed. In the five year period from 2005 to 2010, a large amount of activity has taken place in the BOA area. The Town applied for the Brownfield Opportunity Area Pre-Nomination Study in June 2005. The Town has received a grant through the New York State Department of State Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program to conduct a Pre-Nomination Study (this is the first of three required phases).
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