and Recreational Facilities Size (acres) Special Features and Activities Offered Name and Location Dobbs Park Maple Street/Route 129 Duck Pond Park Bungalow Road, off S. Riverside Avenue Senasqua Park Waterfront park along Hudson River Senasqua Boat Basin Adjacent to Senasqua Park 1.9 • baseball field • basketball court • playground • baseball field 2.7 • basketball court • playground • ice skating on pond in winter Dobbs Park, Upper Village • boat launch ramp • movies and evening concerts during the summer 4.6 • picnicking • windsurfing • playground N/a • provides mooring and storage space • sailing lessons available with Croton Sailing School Silver Lake Truesdale Drive 13.5 Sunset Park Playground Sunset & Lexington Drive 0.4 • freshwater river, open for swimming • playground PAGE 25 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table 3.2 continued: Village and School District Parks and Recreational Facilities Size (acres) Special Features and Activities Offered Name and Location Harrison Street Park Harrison Street 0.3 • playground Black Rock Park Quakerbridge Road, along Croton River • fishing 10.5 • walking • picnicking Vassallo Park Upper Village 1.1 PVC Tennis Court PVC Middle School, Olcott Avenue N/a • three clay tennis courts View from Silver Lake Park • outdoor stage • open grass area Kaplan’s Pond Lounsbury Road 8.5 • small pond • wetland area • natural preserve Village waterfront property (Southern end of former Seprieo site) 12.2 • passive recreation (new improvements planned for 2001-02) Croton Bay Boat Launch 1.2 • boat launch • fishing Skatepark 0.2 PAGE 26 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Table 3.3: Westchester County Parks Size (acres) Special Features and Activities Offered Name/Location Croton Point Park • camping • fishing • picnicking • children’s play area 503.8 • hiking • concerts, craft shows, and guided walks held throughout the year • swimming Paradise Island 22.2 • undeveloped island in Croton River accessible by boat Village Trailway System. The Croton Trails Committee completed a Village Trailway Master Plan in 1993, establishing and mapping an interconnected Village-wide network of existing and proposed trails that link open space sites, and connect to the Old Croton Aqueduct Trailway that runs through Cortlandt and Ossining. Table 3.4: Preserves and Sanctuaries Size (acres) Special Features and Activities Offered Name/Location Brinton Brook Sanctuary Albany Post Road Graff Sanctuary Furnace Dock Road or Briggs Lane Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum Fox Road 84.9 • owned by the Audubon Society • three miles of hiking trails 27.9 • owned by the Audubon Society • walking trails • Village land managed by the Croton Arboretum & Sanctuary 20.4 • walking trails • handicapped-accessible wetlands • boardwalk and outdoor classroom Jane E. Lytle Memorial Arboretum PAGE 27 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Parks, Recreation and Trails Improvement Projects. Several improvement projects have recently been completed or for the Village’s parks and recreational facilities. Table 3.5: Completed Capital Improvement Projects Completion Date Facility Improvement Dobb’s Park • Playground equipment replacement • Basketball court resurfacing 1999 Sunset Park • Playground equipment replacement 2000 Croton Gorge Trail • Construction of one mile trail 1998 Village Waterfront (Seprieo property) • Brush clearance 1997-1998 Silver Lake • New roofs for bathhouse and pavilion 1996-1997 Senasqua Park • Pavilion reconstruction • Installation of new playground 1999 Ballfields • Irrigation and sod replacement at Dobb’s Park, Firefighter’s Memorial 1999 Park, Alexander Lane and Duck Pond Croton-Ossining Walkway • Construction of walkway 1999 Senasqua Park • Sewer line replaced and extended to Yacht Club 2000 Harrison Street • Equipment improvements Playground Croton River • Boat launch, south of Municipal garage 2002 2001 PAGE 28 CROTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN g. Environmental Policies and Programs Village Environmental Conservation Policy The Conservation Advisory Committee developed the Environmental Conservation Policy, adopted by the Village, to outline goals and objectives, define the specific laws, and documents relating to natural resource policies, and outline actions to conserve, improve, and protect the local environment. The Village goals and objectives include: 1. Conserve, improve, and protect its natural resources and environment, and to control water, land, and air pollution. 2. Coordinate the environmental plans and programs of the Village, with Federal, State, regional and local governments, other public and private organizations, and concerned individuals. As trustee of the environment for present and future generations, the Village shall also develop and manage the basic resources of water, land and air. 3. The Village shall create, foster, promote, and maintain conditions under which man and nature can thrive in harmony, while achieving economic and technological progress for present and future generations as follows: a. Assuring surroundings that are healthful and aesthetically pleasing b. Guaranteeing that the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment is attained without risk to health, safety, or unnecessary degradation c. Promoting patterns of development that minimize adverse impact on the environment d. Preserving the unique qualities of resources such as the Croton River