Yorktown Appoints New Developer to Reopen Municipal Golf Course

(February 24, 2023) – The Town Board has appointed a new management team to reopen the long-delayed Par 3 Golf Course.

On Tuesday, the Town Board voted to grant a five-year concession agreement to Yorktown Golf Group, Inc. with a firm reopening date of June 16 for the restaurant and August 18 for the golf course. If Yorktown Golf Group fails to meet the opening dates, the agreement will be considered breeched.

“We are determined to see our Town’s golf course open this summer,” said Supervisor Tom Diana. “The contract we approved has definitive opening dates and mandatory payments to the Town that begin this month. Under a canceled contract with a previous developer, there were no specified opening dates or payments being made.”

In November, the Town Board voted to revoke a management contract for the golf course because of breaches and nonperformance by the developer—RC Recreation Development. The Town Board’s action capped months of efforts by Town officials to motivate RC Recreation Development to correct building code violations and open the golf course. RC Recreation Development repeatedly gave Town officials projected opening dates since it entered into the agreement to redevelop the golf course in 2014.

Carmine DeMeglio and Anthony Stallone are the principals behind Yorktown Golf Group, Inc. The two have over 60 years of experience in the food service industry, including ownership of Gianna’s restaurant in Yonkers.

The golf pro will be Paul Giordano, a 25-year member of the PGA and a nationally recognized coach for First Tee, a youth development organization that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through the game of golf.

Yorktown Golf Group, Inc. will pay Yorktown $78,000 a year effective immediately. The Town has the right to renew the contract for two five-year periods. The contract calls for discounts for residents, seniors and veterans, and donated course time for high school golf teams.