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Town officials had sought grant funding for the project through the Restore NY Communities Initiative, a state program designed to aid municipalities in rehabilitating or removing obsolete or rundown commercial and residential properties. But Rotterdam was not among the communities awarded funds during a second round of grants issued in January.

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Also, here's some further information on the contamination. DEC got back to me after the article was filed, so it never made it in. However, you can find it all online at the DEC's "Environmental Site Remediation Database Search." Here's an excerpt that discusses the site, which is called "Don's laundry."

"Don's Laundry was a 0.5 acre dry cleaning store and laundromat that was located in an old shopping center that is now mostly vacant. The shopping center is located in a residential/ commercial area on Curry Road in the Town of Rotterdam. The business began at this location in the mid 1960s and closed in the early 1990s. Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) was used in the dry cleaning process. Groundwater contamination resulted from PCE spills and/or accidental discharges over time. The original owner completed an Interim Remedial Measure (IRM) consisting of shallow soil removal. The owner also installed several monitoring wells in order to better define the groundwater plume. A groundwater pump and treat (p&t) system was installed in January 1996. A Voluntary Agreement was executed in May 1996 with Golub Corp and Clark Trading Corp. A ROD was signed in March 1997 requiring continued OM&M of the groundwater p&t system. In May 1999 operation of the groundwater p&t system was ceased. In August 2001, hydrogen releasing compounds were injected into the groundwater in order to further reduce contamination. The groundwater p&t system was permanently shutdown and dismantled in 2002. Groundwater monitoring is on-going every fifth quarter. This site has been identified as requiring further investigation for potential soil vapor intrusion. The consultant for Golub (MEA Inc.)collected soil vapor sub-slab, ambient air, and indoor air samples in March 2007. The results were received in June 2007 and additional investigation is warranted. Golub gave the property to the Town of Rotterdam in April 2005, but has agreed to complete the SVI evaluation as part of their voluntary cleanup agreement."

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this here is a result of Stevie T making a dirty deal with the richest of the rich to make the money for the repubs just like his reval