Westchester County Open Space Acquisitions, 1998-2006

Westchester County, New York

Prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning, June 2006

Property

Municipality

Size

Date of Acquisition

Other Funding Participants

Use/Comments

Hudson Hills Golf Course Town of New Castle 170 1998 None County Golf Course

Habirshaw Property

City of Yonkers

1.97 acres

1999

New York State, Scenic Hudson

Waterfront Park with Environmental Education Center operated by Beczak Center.

Ottinger Property

Town of Cortlandt

10 acres

1999

None

Passive recreation and trails.  Part of Croton Gorge County Park.

Harts Brook Preserve (Gaisman Property)

Town of Greenburgh

123 acres

1999

Town of Greenburgh, New York State.

Passive recreation and trails.  Managed by Town of Greenburgh.

Hillpoint Property

Town of Cortlandt

352 acres

2000

Town of Cortlandt, Scenic Hudson

Passive recreation and trails.  Managed by the Town of Cortlandt.

Glenwood Lake

City of New Rochelle

3 acres

2001

None

Passive recreation.  Managed by City of New Rochelle.

Glenville Woods

Town of Greenburgh

26.4 acres

2001

Greenburgh & Open Space Institute acquired adjacent 18.3 acres for a total of 44.7 acres.  

Passive Recreation and trails.  Managed by Town of Greenburgh.

Library Green Park

City of New Rochelle

1.1 acres

2001

City of New Rochelle donated land.

Passive recreation. Managed by City of New Rochelle.

Unification Church Property

Village of Tarrytown

39 acres 

2001

None

Passive recreation and trails.  Conservation easement placed on 25 acres of adjacent Belvedere property. Managed by Historic Hudson Valley and National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Graham Windham Property

Village of Hastings-on-Hudson

14.25 acres

2003

New York State grant to Village.

Passive recreation and trails.  Managed by Village of Hastings-on-Hudson

Hilltop Hanover Farm

Town of Yorktown

180 acres

2003

None

Managed by Westchester County.

Old Field Preserve (Houlihan Property)

Town of Lewisboro

111.86 acres

2003

Town of Lewisboro, NY State, private donations through Westchester Land Trust

Passive recreation and trails.  Managed by Town of Lewisboro.

Westwood Property

Village of Irvington

40

2003

County purchased 13 acres and Village of Irvington protected 27 acres.

Passive recreation and trails.  Managed by Village of Irvington along with portion of County’s V.E. Macy Park west of Saw Mill River Parkway.

Shadow Lake Property

Town of Yorktown

50 acres

2004

None

Passive recreation and trails.  Managed as part of Teatown Reservation.

Taxter Ridge Property Town of Greenburgh 200 acres 2004 Town of Greenburgh, New York State Passive recreation and trails. Managed by Town of Greenburgh
Eagle River (Angle Fly Preserve) Town of Somers 654 acres 2006 Town of Somers, New York State, New York City DEP Passive recreation.  Managed by Town of Somers.
Ichabod's Landing Village of Sleepy Hollow 1.05 acre 2006 None Westchester RiverWalk segment. Managed by Village of Sleepy Hollow.

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