NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

            Pursuant to Article 18-A of NYS General Municipal Law, the Erie County Industrial Development Agency (the "Agency") will hold a public hearing on July 31, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Town of Tonawanda Town Hall located at 2919 Delaware Avenue (Town Board Conference Room-Room #21), Kenmore, NY 14217 regarding:

UNIFRAX 1, LLC, and/or Individual(s) or Affiliate(s), Subsidiary(ies), or Entity(ies) formed or to be formed on its behalf (the "Company"), has submitted an application to the Agency (a copy of which is on file at the office of the Agency) requesting the Agency to undertake a certain project (the "Project") consisting of:  (i) the leasehold interest in up to an approximately 17+/- acre parcel of land located at 300, 330, 333 and 360 Fire Tower Drive and the Fire Tower Drive Municipality Circle abatement property, Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, New York (the "Land") together with the existing improvements thereon (the "Existing Improvements"), (ii) the construction, renovation, upgrading and equipping of the Existing Improvements to include a new 40,230+/- SF connecting building for manufacturing operations located between 333 and 330 Fire Tower Drive and installing new L3 wet-forming production equipment in the building located at 360 Fire Tower Drive (the "Improvements"), and (iii) the acquisition and installation in and around the Existing Improvements and Improvements by the Company of certain items of machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property (the "Equipment", and collectively with the Land, the Existing Improvements and the Improvements, the "Facility").

The Agency will acquire a leasehold interest in the Facility and lease the Facility back to the Company.  The Company will operate the Facility during the term of the lease.  At the end of the lease term, the leasehold interest will be terminated.  The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance to the Company for qualifying portions of the Project in the form of New York State and local sales and use tax exemption benefits, mortgage recording tax exemption benefits, and real property tax abatement benefits consistent with the policies of the Agency.

A representative of the Agency will be present at the above-stated time and place to present a copy of the Application and hear and accept written and oral comments from all persons with views in favor of or opposed to the proposed financial assistance.  Written comments may be submitted at this public hearing or delivered to the Agency at 95 Perry Street-Suite 403, Buffalo, NY 14203 until the comment period closes on August 18, 2014.  The project application is available for public inspection at the Agency's offices Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays) from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

This public hearing is being conducted in accordance with Subdivision 2 of Section 859-a of the New York General Municipal Law.

      Click here for a copy of the application (PDF) 

Click here for a copy of the transcript (PDF) 

If you would like to submit a comment regarding this project, please use the form below.  Alternatively, you may also email us directly at info@ecidany.com. Comments will be accepted until August 18, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.