Ch Ch Ch Changes

Though Scarsdale feels quiet there are changes afoot in the Village and around town.
Wuji Chinese: It didn't take long for a new tenant to takeover the former site of Savona Restaurant on Chase Road. New signage at the site shows that Wuji "Fresh, Pure Chinese" will open this summer. The sign says, "Our name means to embody the spirit of purity, balance and harmony with nature. Our culture runs deep in this belief and in the way we prepare our food for you to enjoy." It's good to see another restaurant giving it a go in Scarsdale and we look forward to tasting Chinese food made with local and organic ingredients.

Another Nail Salon: Yet another nail salon may open on Christie Place at the former site of Mag Tricote. Flora Nail Salon has applied for a special use permit to operate at 120 Christie Place. A legal notice posted on the door of Mag Tricote says that Ginsburg Development is demanding $14,900 in back rent from the former tenant.

Gravel Surfaces: On August 12th the Planning Board will consider an appeal from the gravel surface moratorium from the owners of 45 Cushman Road where a new house, pool, sports court and pool house are going up. The previous home, pictured here, was sold for $4.6 mm in 2013 and included 8 bedrooms, a Shoreline pool and a separate guest/pool house. The home was demolished and presumably the pool as well. The new house was under construction when the moratorium was enacted. Their overall site development "vision" also included a pool, pool cabana, sports court and gravel circular driveway which would have met the lot coverage requirements; however they had not filed for this work when the moratorium was enacted. They were recently granted special use permits for the pool and sports court with a "ribbon" driveway (two parallel strips of paving). They are now seeking relief from the moratorium to construct a gravel circular driveway. It is not a wetlands controlled property. The Scarsdale Board of Trustees approved the moratorium on the use of gravel driveways to meet lot coverage requirements in February, 2015 and this hearing will test the mettle of the moratorium.

Flying Golf Balls: Also on the agenda for the August 12 meeting of the Planning Board is an application from the Quaker Ridge Golf Club to "renew and make permanent the approval of the existing golf safety netting, to raise the height of that netting and extend its length along the property line adjacent to 8 and 10 Brittany Close." The netting is now 40 feet high and they are applying to extend it to a height of 60 feet.This matter refers to a series of lawsuits between the club and a resident of Brittany Close who claimed that flying golf balls from the club's second hole were posing a hazard on his property.