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Westchester
County Open Space Acquisitions, 1998-2006
Westchester
County, New York
Prepared by the Westchester County Department of Planning, June 2006 |
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Property
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Municipality
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Size
|
Date
of Acquisition
|
Other
Funding Participants
|
Use/Comments
|
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Hudson Hills Golf Course |
Town of New Castle |
170 |
1998 |
None |
County
Golf Course |
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Habirshaw
Property
|
City of Yonkers
|
1.97 acres
|
1999
|
New York State,
Scenic Hudson
|
Waterfront Park
with Environmental Education Center operated by Beczak Center.
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Ottinger
Property
|
Town of
Cortlandt
|
10 acres
|
1999
|
None
|
Passive
recreation and trails. Part of Croton Gorge County Park.
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Harts Brook
Preserve (Gaisman
Property) |
Town of
Greenburgh
|
123 acres
|
1999
|
Town of
Greenburgh, New York State.
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|
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Hillpoint
Property
|
Town of
Cortlandt
|
352 acres
|
2000
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Town of
Cortlandt, Scenic Hudson
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Passive
recreation and trails. Managed by the Town of Cortlandt.
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Glenwood
Lake
|
City of New
Rochelle
|
3 acres
|
2001
|
None
|
Passive
recreation. Managed by City
of New Rochelle.
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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.
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Library
Green Park
|
City of New
Rochelle
|
1.1 acres
|
2001
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City of New
Rochelle donated land.
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Passive
recreation. Managed by City of New Rochelle.
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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.
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Graham
Windham Property
|
Village of
Hastings-on-Hudson
|
14.25 acres
|
2003
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New York State
grant to Village.
|
Passive
recreation and trails. Managed by Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
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Hilltop
Hanover Farm
|
Town of
Yorktown
|
180 acres
|
2003
|
None
|
Managed by
Westchester County.
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Old Field
Preserve (Houlihan Property) |
Town of
Lewisboro
|
111.86 acres
|
2003
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Town of
Lewisboro, NY State, private donations through Westchester Land
Trust
|
Passive
recreation and trails. Managed by Town of Lewisboro.
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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.
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Shadow Lake
Property
|
Town of
Yorktown
|
50 acres
|
2004
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None
|
Passive
recreation and trails. Managed as part of Teatown Reservation.
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| Taxter
Ridge Property |
Town
of Greenburgh |
200
acres |
2004 |
Town
of Greenburgh, New York State |
Passive
recreation and trails. Managed by Town of Greenburgh |
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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. |
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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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