Under ordinary circumstances, if the proposal to develop the former Tam O’Shanter property were in full compliance with all applicable zoning regulations, the VRP would probably have no objection to it. However, the chemical contamination issues change everything. They go so far as to leave unclear what the most desirable course of action would be. It is a classic “rosebush” situation, no matter which way you try to get out, you get stuck with thorns. One method (processing on site) would eject much of this material into the air. Another method (processing at a remote facility) would require extraordinary levels of soil removal and transport. The almost unimaginable amount truck traffic that would be required would cause tremendous harm to the roads.

In any event, a project of this magnitude deserves to be given a thorough study and analysis, with complete public transparency. We will contribute to that process by re-posting several documents that once appeared on the Village of Brookville’s website and various other relevant items that we may turn up from various sources. Check this space periodically.

There is some interest in pushing the local municipalities to acquire the property as a park. We think this option is worth exploring. Contact us with your views on the subject. To be selected, this option will require a great deal of public support.

• Transcript 9/20/2022
• Transcript 3/26/2024
• Transcript 10/29/2025
• Letter from VOB 10/1/2021
• Letter from VOB 4/1/2024
• Letter from VOB 8/23/2024

• Site Map (probably initial, circa 2021)
• Map 2
• Map 3
• Map 4
• Map 5
• Elevation
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Engineering Report
• Traffic Study
• Traffic Study Memo
• Test Borings
• Environmental Assessment Form
• Wildlife Report
• EDR photos
• Golf Course Contamination from Pesticides – Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• Assessment of arsenic mobility in the soils of some golf courses in South Florida

• The monthly meetings of the Village of Brookville Board of Trustees include a report from the Building Inspector that often contained details about the Tam O’Shanter Club.

• An analysis of Long Island’s groundwater situation

• Article in the Syosset-Jericho Tribune about the Village of Brookville meeting
• Arsenic and old golf courses: Palm Beach County developers finding tainted grounds a costly expense – Mike Diamond Special to The Post
• Two Florida Golf Courses Tainted with Arsenic
• Mike Martin Talks Arsenic Found at the Matanzas Woods Golf Course

• A letter to Anton newspapers by Jody Kass, a longtime environmental activist