Yorktown News 12.16.21

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Planning Board approves Par 3 golf course

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER However, the Parks & Recre- ‘It’s really going to be a one-of-a-kind course.
EDITOR ation Commission at the time ere’s nothing like it on the East Coast.’
rejected Cambareri’s proposal in
e Par 3 golf course was ap- favor of a plan to build a “family –Parks and Rec Superintendent Jim Martorano Jr.
proved last week by Yorktown’s fun center” with a driving range,
Planning Board, bringing a de- laser tag, and mini golf. Town of Yorktown
cade-long e ort to rebuild the
course closer to the nish line. When that plan failed to ma- Rocco Cambareri, whose
terialize, Cambareri returned to dream was to rebuild the
On its face, the project in- the commission in 2014 and the Par 3 golf course, died
volved rebuilding a golf course town agreed to lease the 13.9- in 2017 before he could
in the same location. But a con- acre Route 6 property to Cam- complete the project.
bareri’s company, RC Recreation
uence of factors—including Development. Cambareri start- FILE PHOTO/TABITHA FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
the untimely death of its vision- ed work on an extensive cleanup PEARSON MARSHALL
ary—resulted a process that took process; however, he died in The Par 3 golf course pictured in April 2021
longer than anyone could have 2017 before he was able to ful ll
anticipated. his vision, leaving the project in Contrary to what has been al of trees to be done by or on about, nor did it [assent] to the
a state of limbo. previously reported, the plan- behalf of the town of Yorktown.” removals prior to the event, it fol-
In 2011, four years after the ning department said, this clear- lows that the tree removals were
decades-old Shallow Creek Par A year later, his partner in the cutting was not exempt from “Clearly, the removals were not not ‘on the behalf of ’ the town
3 Golf Course closed and the project, Larry Nussbaum, told the permitting process. e law, e ectuated by Yorktown person- and therefore did not qualify for
land was acquired by the town, the town he would like to con- which has since been updated, nel,” the department wrote in
Yorktown resident and golf pro tinue Cambareri’s work, so the previously exempted “any remov- a memo. “Given that the town SEE PAR 3 PAGE 4
Rocco Cambareri asked to lease Town Board voted to extend the was not noti ed of, nor consulted
the Shrub Oak property so that length of its agreement with RC
he could build a clubhouse and Recreation to develop and oper-
re-establish it as a nine-hole, par- ate the course through 2028.
3 golf course.
e project also had to clear
A report commissioned by the some self-in icted hurdles. For
town determined that the prop- example, in February 2019, RC
erty, which was built mostly in Recreation removed 90 trees
wetlands/wetland bu ers and had from the property, 67 of which
fallen into disrepair in the years were healthy, according to the
since its closing, was best suited town’s planning department. All
for passive recreation. From an of the trees were more than 10
environmental standpoint, re-es- inches in diameter, which were
tablishing a golf course was seen considered a protected class un-
as the “least disruptive” use of the der the town’s wetlands and tree
property, according to a Planning laws in place at the time.
Department memo.

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Santa Claus traded in his reindeer for a re engine on Saturday, Dec. 11, as
part of the Mohegan Lake Fire Department’s annual Candy Cane Run.

Tagging along with volunteer re ghters, Santa stopped at nearly every in-
tersection in the hamlet to spread Christmas cheer and hand out candy canes
to neighborhood children.

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her son, Anthony, who
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The Staff Teenager arrested on child pornography charge

EDITORIAL TEAM A 17-year-old from York- Class E felony. images were recovered with The 17-year-old, who is
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER town Heights is accused of The arrest is a result of a the help of the Westchester being tried as an adolescent
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 possessing child pornography. County District Attorney’s offender, was arraigned at
[email protected] nearly eight-month inves- Office. Westchester County Superi-
The Yorktown Police De- tigation. On April. 14, the or Court, where the case was
VIM WILKINSON partment arrested the male department received a report A message sent to police re- moved to Family Court and
SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR teenager on Wednesday, Dec. that the 17-year-old, whose questing additional informa- sealed. The 17-year-old was
[email protected] 8, and charged him with pos- name was withheld by po- tion about the case, including released to his parents.
sessing an obscene sexual lice, had images of child por- details about the images, was
ADVERTISING TEAM performance of a child, a nography on his phone. The not returned by press time. –Brian Marschhauser
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prolonged the Planning Board’s
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GABRIELLE BILIK
DESIGNER On Monday, Dec. 6, after

[email protected] nearly two years, the Planning

EXECUTIVE TEAM Board approved a site plan for
BRETT FREEMAN
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YORKTOWN NEWS IS THE THURSDAY more than 120 new trees at
BEFORE THE NEXT PUBLICATION DATE.
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©2021 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC Martorano concurred, saying,

“It’s really going to be a one-of-

a-kind course. ere’s nothing

like it on the East Coast.”

Several items still need to

be nalized. Martorano hopes

a certi cate of occupancy will

be issued once all the proper

inspections are completed. RC

Recreation is also pursuing a

liquor license; however, as of now,

town law prohibits them from

being issued on town parkland.

e Town Board is expected to

revisit that issue in early 2022.

When all is said and done,

Martorano is hopeful for an

April opening.

“I feel like a lot of people want

to get on this course and start

gol ng,” he said.

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