EXHIBIT A
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Title 1 of Article 18-A of the New York State General Municipal Law will be held by the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency on the 27th day of May, 2014, at 11:30 am., local time, at 123 S. Central Avenue, Valley Stream, New York in connection with the following matters:
500 Rock, LLC, a limited liability company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of 500 Rock, LLC and/or an entity formed or to be formed on behalf of any of the foregoing and International Valley Stream Holdings, LLC a limited liability company, organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, on behalf of itself and/or the principals of International Valley Stream Holdings and/or an entity formed or to be formed on behalf of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Applicant” and “Company”), has applied to the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) to enter into a transaction in which the Agency will assist in (i) the acquisition of an approximately 0.426 acre parcel of land located at 500 and 540 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, New York (the “500 Rock Land”), the construction of an approximately 21,600 square foot, three-story building and open parking area located thereon (the “500 Rock Improvements”), and the equipping of the 500 Rock Improvements (the “500 Rock Equipment”, and together with the 500 Rock Land and the 500 Rock Improvements, the “500 Rock Facility”) all to be leased and/or subleased by the Agency to the Company, and used by the Company as an office facility, and (ii) the acquisition of an approximately 1.19 acre parcel of land located at 518 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, New York (the “International Valley Stream Land”), the construction of an addition to and renovation of an existing building located thereon to total approximately 33,100 square feet (the “International Valley Stream Improvements”) and the equipping of the International Valley Stream Improvements (the “International Valley Stream Equipment”; and together with the International Valley Stream Land and the International Valley Stream Improvements, the “International Valley Stream Facility”) all to be leased and/or subleased by the Agency to the Company, and used by the Company as a warehouse and distribution center (the 500 Rock Facility and the International Valley Stream Facility are collectively referred to herein as the “Facility”). The Facility will be initially owned, operated and/or managed by the Company.
At the end of the lease term, the Company will purchase the Facility from the Agency.  The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance to the Company in the form of exemptions from mortgage recording taxes in connection with the financing or any subsequent refinancing of the Facility, exemptions from sales and use taxes and abatement of real property taxes for a period of up to fifteen (15) years, consistent with the policies of the Agency. 
A representative of the Agency will, at the above-stated time and place, hear and accept written comments from all persons with views in favor of or opposed to either the proposed financial assistance to the Company or the location or nature of the Facility.  At the hearing, all persons will have the opportunity to review the application for financial assistance filed by the Company with the Agency and an analysis of the costs and benefits of the proposed Facility.
Dated:  May 12, 2014
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

By:	Frederick E. Parola
Title:	Executive Director 
and Chief Executive Officer