Brookhaven IDA to assist $4.5 million project

According to Brookhaven town supervisor Edward Romaine and Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency chairman Frederick Braun, III, Brookhaven IDA has approved assistance that will allow M.S. Packaging and Supply Corp. to move from Rocky Point to a new facility in Yaphank. The assistance, which will provide property tax abatements and relief from sales and mortgage recording taxes, will allow MS Packaging to construct a 70,000 s/f building on 10 acres that it has purchased on Zorn Blvd. The new facility will be used as a wholesale distribution facility for packaging supplies, including corrugated boxes, stretch film, tape and related items. The company, which currently has 15 employees at Rocky Point, anticipates creating seven new jobs once the $4.5 million project is completed. "This is a great project that will bring new jobs in our town and add to our tax base," said Romaine. "I applaud the IDA for its efforts to help businesses in our town, such as M.S. Packaging, to expand." "We're pleased MS Packaging has chosen to expand in Brookhaven," said Braun III.