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 March 31, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at the Agency’s offices, at 95 Perry Street, Suite 403, Buffalo, NY 14203 regarding:

Big Heart Pet Brands, Inc., 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 located at 243 Urban Street, City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York (the “Project”) and all other lands in the City of Buffalo where, by license or easement or other agreement, the Company or its designees are making improvements that benefit the Project (the “Land”), consisting of: (i) the construction on the Land of an approximately 897+/- square-foot addition to the existing 550,000+/- square foot building for a Soft n' Chewy processing line to increase overall plant capacity (the “Improvements”),and (ii) 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 and the Existing Improvements, the “Facility”).  The Facility will be initially owned and operated by the Company.

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 exemptions 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 at 4:00 p.m. on April 22, 2025. 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.

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