NIAGARA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing pursuant to Article 18-A of the New York General Municipal Law will be held by the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency (the “Agency”) on June 2, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., local time, at the Town of Niagara Town Hall, 7105 Lockport Road, Niagara Falls, New York 14305, in connection with the following matter:

FASHION OUTLETS II LLC and/or an individual(s) or affiliate, subsidiary, or entity or entities 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 that the Agency consider undertaking a project (the “Project”) consisting of: : (A) the retention by the Agency of a leasehold interest in land located at 1705 Fashion Outlet Boulevard in the Town of Niagara, Niagara County, New York (the “Land”); and (B) the retention by the Agency of an approximately 605,000 square foot shopping center (the “Improvements”) (collectively the Land and Improvements, the “Facility”); and

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 Company will purchase the Facility from the Agency, or if the Agency holds a leasehold interest, the leasehold interest will be terminated.  The Agency contemplates that it will provide financial assistance (the “Financial Assistance”) to the Company in the form of real property tax abatement benefits consistent with the policies of the Agency.

A representative of the Agency will be at the above-stated time and place to present a copy of the Company's project application and hear and accept written and oral comments from all persons with views in favor of or opposed to or otherwise relevant to the proposed Financial Assistance.

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

DATED: May 13, 2026

                                                                                    NIAGARA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL

                                                                                       DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

                                                                                    By:      Andrea Klyczek

                                                                                                Executive Director