Now a new establishment will be taking its place.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for Tim Hortons, next to the former Mayville school.

Among those gathered were developers David and Gina Kron, Mayor Rick Syper, County Executive PJ Wendel, state Sen. George Borrello, Assemblyman Andrew Molitor and more.

In 2002, the Krons opened their first Tim Hortons on Route 60 in Fredonia. The Mayville location will mark their sixth store. Along with Fredonia, they have two locations in Dunkirk, one in Cassadaga and one in Westfield.

David Kron, center, holds a cup of coffee as he discusses plans for a new Tim Hortons in Mayville with his wife Gina by his side.

There are other Tim Hortons locations in the county with different owners.

“We’re really excited to be in Mayville and become part of the community. We’ve been looking at this site for quite a while, so it’s finally moving forward,” Gina Kron said.

David Kron agreed.

“The response has been overwhelming,” he said.

Their goal is to be open by September. Should that timeline stick, they will be hiring staff in August.

Borrello said he actually tried to recruit the Krons to open a mini-Tim Hortons when he was county executive in 2018.

“There’s more than a thousand people that come through the county office buildings,” he said.

By having a Tim Hortons in the downtown area, employees as well as others doing county business can walk from the county office buildings to get food without having to drive.

Gina Kron said years ago she was serving jury duty for two weeks.

“There was no place to eat and you don’t want to move your car because you’re never going to get your spot back. This way, with the app, they can even place an order and we can drop it off across the street or they can come and pick it up. It will make it so much easier. Nobody has to move their cars,” she said.

The Krons gave a special thank you to Syper and the rest of the Mayville Village Board for helping this become a reality.

After the fire, the village board was able to work with the county to get possession of the property following the fire, paid to have it cleaned up and later sold it to recoup some of their expenses.

On Dec. 9, 2019 at around 10:30 p.m. the Mayville Diner, which has been a staple in the village for more than 70 years, went up in flames. It was completely destroyed, leaving only a pile of debris.

Two weeks later, the owner, Michael S. Ellis, who was 40 at the time of his arrest, was charged with third-degree arson, a class C felony. Ellis operated the diner and was making payments on the property to the previous owner Bob Bonar. Ellis was struggling financially and decided to burn down the restaurant.

Ellis later pleaded guilty to fourth-degree arson and was sentenced to seven weekends in jail. He was also ordered to pay the village, Bonar and the owners of the Sweet Spot over a five-year period.