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