Tallman Pool Set to Open After Seven Year Dry Spell

After seven years closed, Tallman Mountain State Park pool in Sparkill is set to open on Memorial Day, according to lohud.com.

Last December, Billy Procida's Tallman Beach and Pool Club LLC signed a 20-year lease with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission to reopen and manage the two pools (one main pool and one kiddie pool). Since then, around $750,000 has been spent to renovate the facility, which was built in the 1930s. Some of the improvements include installing new pumps and filters for the main and kiddie pools, creating a space for an outdoor kitchen and bar, building a 200-foot retaining wall and landscaping the property to accentuate the Hudson River vista, adding more than 6,000 square feet of beach, and redoing the locker rooms.

The club has been selling memberships starting at $600, but $10 day passes will also be available, making it Orangetown's first public swimming spot since the park commission closed Tallman in 2009. Procida said 175 memberships had been sold and he would cap the number at 200.

"It's never easy to mix the concept of membership but we couldn't open without the members," Procida said. "Without the members we couldn't do anything."

And residents are excited to join. "I am really excited," said Chris Smith, who bought a family membership with his wife. "I have watched the transformation on social media via the pictures they post. There is some buzz around the community."