NOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to Article 18-A of NYS General Municipal Law, the County of Cattaraugus Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”), will hold a public hearing on July 8, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. at the Agency’s offices, 9 East Washington Street, Ellicottville, New York,

regarding:

1378 Group, 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) the acquisition by the Agency of a leasehold interest in certain property located at 11 Mill Street in the Village & Town of

Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York and all other lands in the Village & Town of Ellicottville where, by license or easement or other agreement, the Company or its designees are making improvements that benefit the Project (the “Land”), (ii) the renovation of the 60,362+/- sq. ft. Huntley House Hotel into a Choice Hotel with upgrades to rooms, coffee area, bar area, new outdoor pool and updating of deck areas (the “Improvements”); and (iii) the acquisition by the Company in and around the Improvements of certain items of machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property (the “Equipment”; and, together with the Land and the Improvements, the “Facility”). The Facility will be initially operated and/or managed by the Company.

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. Additional information can be obtained from, and written comments may be addressed to: Corey R. Wiktor, Executive Director, County of Cattaraugus Industrial Development Agency, 9 East Washington Street, P.O. Box 1749, Ellicottville, New York 14731; Telephone: 716-699-2005 and electronically at corey@

cattcoida.com or Info@

cattcoida.com.

This public hearing is being conducted in accordance with Subdivision 2 of Section 859-a of the New York General Municipal Law.

County of

Cattaraugus

Industrial

Development

Agency