Amherst one step closer to Westwood conversion
The Town of Amherst is one step closer from transforming the old Westwood Country Club into Amherst Central Park.
and last updated 2021-03-09 00:54:27-05
AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) â The Town of Amherst is one step closer from transforming the old Westwood Country Club into Amherst Central Park.
During Monday s town board meeting the town laid out and approved their basic understanding agreement with Mensch Capital Partners and their roll in acquiring the neighboring land north of Maple Road, in return for Westwood.
Here are the details of that agreement:
Town of Amherst
Mensch Capital Partners
Amherst took another step toward a vast Central Park Monday evening, with unanimous approval by the Town Board of terms for a deal with the owner of what was Westwood Country Club.
There seemingly weren’t many supporters of the plan attending the virtual meeting, perhaps because the details unveiled by Supervisor Brian Kulpa came out not long before the session. Big issues already include protests by golfers who don’t want to give up Audubon golf course with 18-holes and supporters of girls’ softball who have already seen some playing fields dug up.
Kulpa election opponent Jay DiPasquale blasted the initial agreement.
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AMHERST, N.Y. Town of Amherst Supervisor Brian Kulpa said he s ecstatic that movement is being made in the plan to makeover the former Westwood Country Club into what will be known as Amherst Central Park.
The acreage at the former Westwood Country Club has sat undeveloped for years, but now Supervisor Kulpa said remediation efforts could begin as soon as this summer after New York State Department of Environmental Conservation permits are granted.