It is not yet Game On in Greenburgh.
The town board postponed voting to approve the sale of the foreclosed Frank”™s Nursery Property to Game On 365 L.L.C. at the May 22 town board meeting under threat of a lawsuit.
The town board said it would vote June 5.
On May 20, the town of Greenburgh announced it had reached an agreement to sell the 6.9-acre foreclosed property at 715 Dobbs Ferry Road to Game On 365 Â for $3 million. Game On 365 will turn the property into the Westchester Fieldhouse, a $6.9 million indoor sports facility.
The town was considering an offer from Elm Street Sports Group L.L.C for $3.5 million. Elm Street Sports runs the House of Sports that opened in Ardsley last year.
Before the meeting, an attorney for Elm Street Sports sent town board members a letter saying they would be personally sued if they voted to approve the sale. Town board members wanted to ensure the town would cover them in the event of a suit, which Supervisor Paul Feiner said they would.
“House of Sports is doing everything possible to stop the competition,” Feiner said. “I find this very troubling. Sports facilities should encourage competition.”
Elm Street Sports CEO Donald Scherer confirmed the letter saying that the agreement is illegal since Elm Street Sports had the higher bid.
“They are exposing themselves to personal liability,” Scherer said. “I am not surprised they didn”™t vote. They know this is illegal.”
Feiner said Elm Street Sports”™ offer came with various conditions before the town would receive any money.
Mr Barron, I think it should be made public some of the things HOS is doing to make a buck. It’s important to note that at most AAU Tournaments the host charges a nominal fee for people to watch the games. Usually $5 for a Tournament is the going rate, this money usually goes to the organization who hosts the Tournament to offset, gym space and the Refs etc.. HOS has decided to take a different approach, they charge $7 per day per person. If a Husband and wife want to watch their child play it will cost them $28 for the weekend for the privledge of watching their 4th grader play Basketballl. Don’t forget HOS is selling food and drinks to these same people all day. With people coming from far away, from different economical situations, this is a real shame, shame on HOS and someone like you should expose them for what they are doing . There is more that goes on at HOS but I wanted to point this out to you. Go over to HOS thsi weekend and watch for yourself what goes on.