NYCkayaker yonkers club doesn't to fit into yonkers Alexander street redevelopment master plan

[mike]

This  is page 14 of  chapter S

OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

The Proposed Action will result in a several changes to recreational
facilities and open space in the subject area. Among these changes are
improvements and redevelopment of the area surrounding the Beczak
Environmental Education Center. These improvements are expected to result in
increased utilization and patronage of the Beczack Center due to its
proximity to the new public esplanade and parkland. The Proposed Action
would also create a new public esplanade along the entire Alexander Street
waterfront. This "greenway" would connect to the already completed esplanade
to the south, and with the JFK Marina Park to the north. The linkage to the
north, between the Alexander Street Waterfront Area and the Glenwood Power
Station/JFK Marina Park area, would consist of a minimum 12-foot-wide
walkway along a new roadway, or "causeway," that is proposed as a vehicle
and pedestrian link along the river's edge. The Proposed Action also would
create new open spaces, parks, and public plazas, as well as the improvement
and enhancement of the City's existing open spaces and parks within the
subject area. Collectively, these improvements would result in improved
access to the river. The Yonkers Canoe Club occupies an extremely narrow
section of the subject area's waterfront, between the Hudson River and the
North Yonkers Pump Station. The Club's small building, deck, and dock
effectively occupy the area where a segment of the proposed public esplanade
would be installed. In order to establish the continuous esplanade along the
waterfront, the Proposed Action anticipates that the Yonkers Canoe Club
would be relocated from this County owned site to another location where it
can continue to provide access and other member services. This Proposed
Action does not propose a specific site for the relocation of the Canoe
Club. The Proposed Action, however, encourages individual developers to
consider accommodating the Canoe Club within a development proposal for a
waterfront parcel

 

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