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Recreation Plans for Mohegan Property Well Received

Rick Pezzullo
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Passive recreational plans for the former Holland Sporting Club property in MoheganLake were well received by the Yorktown Town Board last week.

Patrick Cumiskey, who lives across the street from the 14-acre site that abuts the popular lake on the north end of town, worked with Yorktown’s Recreation Department and other town officials to design a use the community could embrace.

With the neighborhood having rejected the town’s tentative plans for ball field, the new project involves basketball and volleyball courts, tennis courts, a children’s playground, a gazebo and a boat dock.

“It offers more access to the lake for the town,” Cumiskey said.

Councilman Dave Paganelli, liaison to the Parks and Recreation Commission, participated in the planning with residents and staff and likes the finished product.

“I am very pleased with the plan to develop the Holland Sporting Club as light active and passive recreation,” he said. “I believe this is a great use of an exceptional property that will benefit all the residents of Yorktown. I can’t wait to play tether ball and perhaps get a kayak.”

Councilman Vishnu Patel, who has been closely monitoring the clean-up of the property that has caught the attention of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, also believes the vision for the land is appropriate.

“Anything green is good,” he said. “This is the plan for the people so it’s nice. Let the people decide what they like in their backyard.”

 

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