Ellicottville Times
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34 WASHINGTON ST, ELLICOTTVILLE, NY 14731 OFFICE
716-699-4695
MLS#B492593
March 4-10, 2016
Welcome to Ellicottville!
Office: 716-699-4800 ext 115 • Cell: 716-499-8839 email: wnyhomes@roadrunner.com
Andree McRae
Lic. Assoc. RE Broker
Furnished and ready for a crowd!
MLS#B488671
MLS#B486843
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Route 219/242 Ellicottville
Napoli: 9470 Route 242, $129,900 Affordable country living! Solid 4+bdrm, 2 bath home with huge family room, nicely redone w/new appliances!
Ellicottville: 9 Plum Ridge, $284,900 New Price!!! Updated 4 bdrm, 1.5 bath ski in/out unit at HoliMont! Spacious and furnished with scenic views.
Ellicottville: 518 Fox Ridge, $214,800 New Price!!! All appliances and furnishings stay in this 3bdrm, 2 bath townhouse across from Holiday Valley.
MLS#B493476
MLS#B492327
MLS#B488679
7 Br’s • 7 baths in main portion of home. Also: attached studio/loft ap’t with 1 1/2 baths. And....A separate cottage with 3/4 bath, kitchen facilities and fireplace. Everyone will enjoy the outdoor hot tub year round.... and.... In-ground pool during summer months. Currently operating as a bed & breakfast inn. Showings will be scheduled around guest reservations. List of many very recent updates available! Asking $849,000.00. Andree McRae, Lic. Assoc. RE Broker 716-699-4800 x115 • 716-499-8839 12 Washington St., Ellicottville, NY wnyhomes@roadrunner.com
Great Valley: 6921 Woodland Drive, $149,900 Price reduced!!! Renovated 4+ bdrm, 2 bath Ranch on almost 1.5b acres. 2 car garage with additional living space.
Ellicottville: 36 HoliMont Ave., $424,800 Ski in/out 5 bdrm, 2.5 bath just steps to HoliMont main chalet. Gorgeous views and all appliances furniture stays.
PROPERTIES TINA’S OF THE WEEK: T D INA
ILLON,GRI
MLS#B491667
LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT
19 parcels in the Village for Single-Family Homes Available Now!
Great Valley: 0 NYS Route 417, $59,800 46 acres with endless possibilities! Wooded hillside is perfect for a year round residence or vacation home.
CELL 716-474-5646
Nannen Arboretum Village Park
Colton Corners is a short walk to the main shopping district. Lots offer views of HoliMont and Holiday Valley. Approved building lots for $50,000
Tim & Bonnie’s Pizza & Bowling
TINADILLON@REALTYUSA.COM TINADILLON.NET
An opportunity like no other in the Village of Ellicottville.
MLS#B489937
MLS#B493151
Lots vary in size, and start at 1/3 acre w/ 80-100’ of road frontage, and include all public utilities; water, sewer, electric and gas.
107 The Woods $258,800
STEPS TO SLOPES!
to HoliMont
Beautifully maintained & furnished 4 bedroom, 2 bath TH w/ master suite, fp, ski storage. to Holiday Valley
5259 Howe Hill $174,900
11050 Pratham Road $263,800
12+ ACRES!
NEAR KISSING BRIDGE!
Larger than it looks & furnished 5 bedroom, 2 bath chalet w/ sun room, fp, deck.
Park-like setting in this 3+ bedroom, 2 bath contemporary on 7+ acres, pond, stream.
Call or Text 716-474-5646 Email TinaDillon@RealtyUSA.com
for more information on any property!
MLS#B489341
MLS#B486858 430 Rock City $178,500
A MUST SEE! Renovated 5+ bedroom, 2-1/2 bath home w/ fam rm, deck, 2 garages on 1+ acre.
418 Tamarack $64,900
HEART OF THE VILLAGE! Walk to HoliMont from this must see 3+ bedroom, 2 bath home w/ pub rm, fp, garage apartment.
AT HOLIDAY VALLEY! Ski in/out furnished 1+ bedroom, 1 bath fractional unit w/ fp, use of club facilities.
Lunch Served Fri - Sat - Sun 12-4 32 Washington Street Ellicottville
716.699.2136 Call us for reservations or take-out.
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Poverty Hill Ski Area’s Many Phases By Eva Potter
MLS#B493018 25 West Washington $419,900
Open Daily 4:30 - 10
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It was a ski area for a short time, but the location of the former Poverty Hill Ski Area is exceptional for many reasons and it’s experiencing yet another transformation. According to several sources, in 1963, David Dattner a Polish immigrant and diamond merchant in Buffalo, formed the Poverty Hill Development Corp. and opened Poverty Hill Ski Area on approximately 1,200 acres owned in part owned by William Nannen, a philanthropist and industrialist and the Village of Ellicottville’s former mayor. According to Google Earth, the resort had a 1,900-foot base elevation and a 400-foot vertical drop. Its ideal northnortheast exposure provided protection from the wind and sun. Two T-bars transported skiers to the top of the hill for new skiing adventures. The resort also had a ski school directed by Ray Plewacki and Mladen Frank, along with Scotty Lavtar. Poverty Hill started off with a bang with a visit from Olympic skier Stein Ericksen who presented a skiing exhibition in December 1963.
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Unfortunately, Poverty Hill couldn’t withstand the test of time. According to the Tonawanda News, Dattner’s Poverty Hill Development Corp., filed for bankruptcy on July 23, 1964, listing more than seven times the debt versus assets. While Poverty Hill only operated during the 196364 season, a few versions of the ski resort followed in the next two decades. In the December 1973 issue of SKI magazine, a short article said Poverty Hill Ski Area gave it another go, hoping to attract skiers back with larger slopes and a new restaurant in its base lodge. And according to the Dec. 3, 1975, issue of the Oswego Valley News, a resort called Snow Mountain operated for two years in the same location. It was owned by Canadian Robert Lambo. Then, in 1975, Snow Mountain underwent another name change to Olympus One, but reliable documentation about how the area was used during that time is so far unavailable. The Concord Ski Club, a private club owned and operated by Kissing Bridge Corporation, began using the northern slope just west of the original Poverty Hill Ski Area around 1977. That club listed about 200 families on its membership roster.
Members enjoyed riding a Hall double chairlift and gathering in the spacious lodge or outside on the sundeck on weekends and holidays. According to www.nspwny. org, the club originally had 10 slopes, with seven slopes added later, along with a T-bar. Membership to the Concord Club included a season pass at Kissing Bridge, but in the fall of 1990, Kissing Bridge Corporation disbanded the Concord Ski Club. Now, not one, but two housing developments will fill the area with gorgeous custom-built homes. The Trail Heights Road project, located off Poverty Hill Road, has plans for 14 home lots. The 42 Degrees North resort community, a 144-acre development directly across the road, features 24 lots on 5-8 acres each and will eventually include a community lodge, a low-impact recreational trail and more. It appears nothing stays the same for too long.
Highway Supt. Continued from front page
requirement in order to become eligible. Alianello, who owns MDA Consulting Engineers and serves as the town’s engineering consultant, was appointed to a part-time, contract job that was designed to provide high-level oversight responsibilities for the highway department. Alianello, as a part-time superintendent, would not have been driving highway vehicles, operating equipment or repairing roads. To fill
that gap, the board created a “Working Supervisor” position that would have handled all day-to-day decisions and activities. That position had not been filled. In rethinking the position in light of the state’s requirements, the board is now looking for a full-time managerial Highway Superintendent and is no longer planning to create the working supervisor position. The job description is posted on the town of Ellicottville home page
at www.ellicottvillegov.com. Letters of interest, including a resume describing work experience and qualifications, will be received until 4 p.m. on Friday, March 11 at the Office of the Town Clerk at 1 W. Washington Street, PO Box 600, Ellicottville, NY 14731. Alianello is now serving as acting highway superintendent until a replacement is in place. He will continue to advise the department in his role as town engineer.