Clarkstown Will Enforce Residents-Only Rule in Town Parks

Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack announced today that the town is stepping up its current enforcement of a long-standing code that states town parks are for residents only.

“With the good weather upon us, we want to remind residents that there are no dogs allowed in town parks, we will not tolerate littering and vandalism, and our parks are for residents only,” Gromack said in a prepared statement. “We have always had these town ordinances in our code but we feel the need to ensure greater compliance.”

According to the code (chapter 202-1-A), people must show identification when using Clarkstown parks.

The Town will have additional park enforcement officers monitoring all Town Parks at various hours and days to enforce all Town ordinances related to parks, including:

• residents only
• no dogs or pets allowed
• no littering/vandalism

In addition, he said, seasonal recreation staff, as in past years, will be randomly placed at the entrances to various Town Parks to check residents‘ identification.

Clarkstown’s parks are:

• Germonds Park, Germonds Rd., West Nyack - 78.3 acres
• Congers Lake Memorial Park, 6 Gilchrest Rd., Congers - 177.88 acres
• Lake Nanuet Park, Lake Nanuet Drive & Blauvelt Road -
• 33.5 acres
• Zukor Park, 31 Zukor Road, New City - 30.4 acres
• Kings Park, Kings Highway, Congers - 60 acres
• Tennyson Park, Tennyson Drive, Nanuet - 9.0 acres
• Hemlock Park, Hemlock & Rt. 303, Congers - 3.52 acres

Clarkstown takes pride in and remains committed to providing its residents with a variety of quality programs and parks, he said.

“The Town has made an important investment in our parks system,” said Gromack. “That investment was made by and on behalf of our Clarkstown residents for their use and enjoyment.”

There are county and state parks inside Clarkstown’s borders:

• Buttermilk Falls, West Nyack
• Demarest Kill Recreation Area, New City
• Dutch Gardens, New City
• Kennedy Dells, New City
• Mountainview Nature Park, West Nyack
• Rockland Lake State Park, Congers
• Nyack Beach State Park, Upper Nyack
• Hook Mountain State Park, Upper Nyack

MAP: Congers Lake Park/Town of Clarkstown