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 February 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Town of Orchard Park Town Offices, 4295 South Buffalo Street (1^st Floor Lobby Conference Room), Orchard Park, NY 14127 regarding:

3310 Benzing Rd., 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 .25+/- acre portion of a parcel of land located at 3310 N. Benzing Road in the Town of Orchard Park, Erie County, New York (the “Land”) to be improved with a 10,000+/- SF high-bay addition to an existing warehouse and shipping facility (the “Improvements”); and (ii) 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 New York State and local 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.  This public hearing is being live-streamed and made accessible on the Agency’s website at www.ecidany.com.   Written comments may be submitted at this public hearing, submitted on the Agency’s website, or delivered to the Agency at 95 Perry Street-Suite 403, Buffalo, NY 14203 until the comment period closes on March 24, 2020.  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

Click here for a copy of the transcript

For live streaming of the public hearing click here: https://www.ecidany.com/streaming

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 March 24, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.