Vote For Long Island Motorsports
11-12-2010, 09:05 PM
#1
Vote For Long Island Motorsports The Riverhead Town board cancelled the Riverhead Resorts contract to build an indoor ski mountain today.
Please see the attached link to bring a Motorsports Facility back to
Long Island.
Thanks for your support.
Mike
http://libn.com/blog/2010/11/11/the-...tain-meltdown/
Please see the attached link to bring a Motorsports Facility back to
Long Island.
Thanks for your support.
Mike
http://libn.com/blog/2010/11/11/the-...tain-meltdown/
11-13-2010, 08:31 AM
#3
EPCAL drag strip builder makes proposal http://www.riverheadnewsreview.com/n...-at-EPCAL.html
With Resorts gone, developer wants to build drag strip at EPCAL
BY TIM GANNON | STAFF WRITER
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Neil Rosenberg of Ronknokoma said his group is interested in building a drag strip on about 250 acres of the 755 acres Riverhead Resorts sought to buy at EPCAL.
Just hours after Riverhead Town canceled its contract with Riverhead Resorts, the group which sought to build eight themed resorts on town-owned land in Calverton, another developer already has his eye on the property.
Neil Rosenberg of Ronkonkoma, who was at Town Hall Friday as the Town Board ended the contract, is hoping the board will sell part of the land to his group which seeks to build a quarter-mile drag racing strip at the former naval Grumman plant property now referred to as EPCAL.
"We were waiting for this to happen," he said in an interview.
Mr. Rosenberg said he was part of Rexcorp group which the Town Board considered selling 755 acres to three years ago. It ultimately decided to sell the land to Riverhead Resorts.
Rexcorp, lead by developer Scott Rechler, sought to build a large resort featuring an oval race track, equestrian facilities, hotels and conference centers and other recreational facilities.
"This is the older proposal on a smaller scale," Mr. Rosenberg said. "Some of the players from that group are ready to immediately propose a smaller project."
Scott Rechler is not involved in the current group, he said.
The group is not proposing residences or resorts or other attractions along with the drag strip, Mr. Rosenberg said.
"It's strictly a drag strip at this time and we'd want a right of first refusal on the remainder of the 755 acres. It would be dug down into the ground, and have noise attenuation, all the things a modern drag strip would have."
There would be spectator stands for between 5,000 and 10,000 people, he said.
Mr. Rosenberg said his group is seeking to buy about 250 acres, at about the same cost per acre Riverhead Resorts was offering in its most recent proposal. That would equate to about $35.7 million.
Supervisor Sean Walter, who spoke briefly with Mr. Rosenberg following Friday's meeting, said he's hoping to hire a planning consultant to study subdividing the land before considering new proposals.
Those processes, along with a town site plan for EPCAL, could take at least a year, he said.
Recreational zoning has to be investigated further, he said.
"We've spent 11 years trying to do something on the recreational zoning and we've had one song and dance after another. It doesn't really work there," Mr. Walter said. "I'm not promoting any use at this point. Let's study it and find out what works for the property."
[email]tgannon@timesreview.com[/email
With Resorts gone, developer wants to build drag strip at EPCAL
BY TIM GANNON | STAFF WRITER
Share | BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO
Neil Rosenberg of Ronknokoma said his group is interested in building a drag strip on about 250 acres of the 755 acres Riverhead Resorts sought to buy at EPCAL.
Just hours after Riverhead Town canceled its contract with Riverhead Resorts, the group which sought to build eight themed resorts on town-owned land in Calverton, another developer already has his eye on the property.
Neil Rosenberg of Ronkonkoma, who was at Town Hall Friday as the Town Board ended the contract, is hoping the board will sell part of the land to his group which seeks to build a quarter-mile drag racing strip at the former naval Grumman plant property now referred to as EPCAL.
"We were waiting for this to happen," he said in an interview.
Mr. Rosenberg said he was part of Rexcorp group which the Town Board considered selling 755 acres to three years ago. It ultimately decided to sell the land to Riverhead Resorts.
Rexcorp, lead by developer Scott Rechler, sought to build a large resort featuring an oval race track, equestrian facilities, hotels and conference centers and other recreational facilities.
"This is the older proposal on a smaller scale," Mr. Rosenberg said. "Some of the players from that group are ready to immediately propose a smaller project."
Scott Rechler is not involved in the current group, he said.
The group is not proposing residences or resorts or other attractions along with the drag strip, Mr. Rosenberg said.
"It's strictly a drag strip at this time and we'd want a right of first refusal on the remainder of the 755 acres. It would be dug down into the ground, and have noise attenuation, all the things a modern drag strip would have."
There would be spectator stands for between 5,000 and 10,000 people, he said.
Mr. Rosenberg said his group is seeking to buy about 250 acres, at about the same cost per acre Riverhead Resorts was offering in its most recent proposal. That would equate to about $35.7 million.
Supervisor Sean Walter, who spoke briefly with Mr. Rosenberg following Friday's meeting, said he's hoping to hire a planning consultant to study subdividing the land before considering new proposals.
Those processes, along with a town site plan for EPCAL, could take at least a year, he said.
Recreational zoning has to be investigated further, he said.
"We've spent 11 years trying to do something on the recreational zoning and we've had one song and dance after another. It doesn't really work there," Mr. Walter said. "I'm not promoting any use at this point. Let's study it and find out what works for the property."
[email]tgannon@timesreview.com[/email
