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 January 24, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at the Town of West Seneca's Town Hall (Court Room, Room 100) located at 1250 Union Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 and at 10:00 a.m. at the Town of Cheektowaga's Town Hall (Town Council Chambers) located at 3301 Broadway, Cheektowaga, NY 14227 regarding:

570 Associates VI, 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) a leasehold interest in three (3) parcels of land consisting of 23.73+/- acres located at 35, 45, and 101 French Road in the Town of Cheektowaga and one (1) parcel of land consisting of 3+/- acres located at 2303 Union Road in the Town of West Seneca, Erie County, New York (the "Land") improved with an existing 90,000+/- SF vacant retail building (the "Existing Improvements"); (ii) renovation and equipping of the Existing Improvements and the construction and equipping of a 265,000+/- square-foot addition to be utilized as a light industrial building for office, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution for sublease to one or more tenants (the "Improvements"); and (iii) the acquisition and installation by the Company of certain items of machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property (the "Equipment," and collectively with the Land 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 sales and use 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 February 22, 2017.  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 (West Seneca) (PDF)

If you would like to submit a comment regarding the project, please use the form below.  Alternately, you mail also e-mail us directly at info@ecidany.com.  Comments will be accepted up until February 21, 2017, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.