Public Hearing – Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc.

LEGAL NOTICE

Public Hearing

NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Article 18-A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York (the “Act”), that the Town of Babylon Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”), will hold a public hearing on the proposed granting of financial assistance to Gul M Corp., a New York corporation, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of Gul M Corp., Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc., a New York corporation, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc. and/or any entity or entities formed on behalf of Gul M Corp. or Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc. or any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Company”) and GULIB M LLC, a New York limited liability company, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of GULIB M LLC, GULIB M II LLC, a New York limited liability company, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of GULIB M II LLC and/or any entity or entities formed on behalf of GULIB M LLC or GULIB M II LLC, or any other real estate holding company created in connection with the foregoing or any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Owner”) with respect to a project (the “Project”) consisting of (i) the acquisition, renovating, reconstruction and equipping of an approximately 49,063 square foot industrial building on that certain approximately 1.8 acre lot, piece or parcel of land located at 5100 New Horizons Boulevard in Amityville, New York  (the “5100 New Horizon Facility”) and (ii) the renovation and equipping of an approximately 13,002 square foot industrial building located on that certain approximately 1.6 acre lot, piece or parcel of land located at 6500 New Horizons Boulevard, Amityville, New York (the “6500 New Horizons Facility” and, together with the 5100 New Horizons Facility, the “Facility”) in the Town of Babylon, New York (the “Town”), all for use by the Company as a food processing, wholesale and distribution business that prepares, processes, sells and distributes Halal food.

Pursuant to applicable State Law, the Agency proposes to grant certain financial assistance with respect to the Facility including certain exemptions from New York State and local sales and use taxation, local real property taxation and mortgage recording taxation as shall be determined by the Agency.  Pursuant to the Act, the Facility, which is owned or to owned by the Owner, shall be leased to the Agency, shall be further leased to the Owner and will be further subleased by the Owner to the Company, and operated by the Company.

Company: Gul M Corp. and Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc., 6500 New Horizons Boulevard, Amityville, New York 11701.

Owner: GULIB M LLC and GULIB M II LLC, 6500 New Horizons Boulevard, Amityville, New York 11701.

Facility Locations are: 5100 and 6500 New Horizons Boulevard in Amityville, New York 11701.

Public Hearing:  All persons, organizations, corporations or governmental agencies are invited to submit comments concerning the granting of financial assistance. The hearing will be held on January 7, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at Old Town Hall, 47 W. Main Street in Babylon, New York.

Project Application:  The Project Application together with a cost benefit analysis with respect to the Facility shall be available for inspection by the public at the office of the Agency at the above specified address during the regular business hours of the Agency. For those members of the public desiring to review project applications and cost benefit analyses before the date of the hearing, copies of these materials will be made available at www.babylonida.org/documents. Click on the search bar and enter into the search bar “Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc.” and you will find the application for “Shah’s Halal Food and Products, Inc.” for the year 2025. Be advised that it is possible that certain of the aforementioned proposed transactions may be removed from the hearing agenda prior to the hearing date. Information regarding such removals will be available on the Agency’s website www.babylonida.org/news-events at on or about 12:00 P.M. of the day prior the hearing.

Participation at the Hearing:  Persons desiring to submit comments concerning the Facility and the financial assistance to be granted thereto should contact the Town of Babylon Industrial Development Agency, 47 West Main Street, Babylon, New York 11702; Attention: Thomas E. Dolan, Chief Executive Officer, at (631) 587-3679 on or before January 6, 2025 at the office of the Agency.  Written comments can be submitted prior to the hearing at that address.  The Agency reserves the right to limit the time available to any person presenting comments. If you do not want to participate in the hearing but would like to watch or listen to the proceeding, you may view a livestream of the meeting.  Interested parties may view a livestream of the meeting online on the Town of Babylon IDA’s YouTube channel.  To access the YouTube channel, go to the IDA’s website at www.babylonida.org/documents. The second item under the heading titled “Documents”, click this tab and follow the link provided. If you would like to access the IDA YouTube page directly from your browser, you may insert the following World Wide Web address: www.youtube.com/@babylonida3966.