Sinkhole Develops In Yorktown Park Closing The Facility

YORKTOWN, NY — Woodlands Legacy Fields Park has been closed — likely until spring — because a sinkhole has developed on the town property.

In a Facebook post, town officials said the park was closed for safety reasons, and Yorktown Police Department, Mohegan volunteer Fire Association and the Yorktown Highway Department are at the scene.

Residents are being urged to avoid the area, the town said.

Supervisor Matt Slater said, in response to a resident’s question, that “an investigation is underway for the cause of the sinkhole with the safety and wellbeing of our residents being the primary focus.”

Authorities were alerted to the sinkhole on Saturday, CBS News reported.

The hole is about 10 feet wide and 30 feet deep, and a 42-inch gas pipe is in it.

A 6-foot fence was built around the sinkhole, News 12 said.

The gas pipe was installed in 2014 by the pipeline and energy company Enbridge.

This is a developing story, so check back with Patch for updates.