Amherst Takes Another Step Towards New Park Yesterday the Amherst Town Board voted unanimously to purchase the old Westwood Country Club and turn it into a new park. According to WGRZ, the purchase will give the Town of Amherst 170 acres of land that will be converted into a new park. The proposal for the park will call for the park to also include an indoor field house. "We have a rare opportunity to acquire 170 acres of new green park space in the middle of the Town of Amherst and that's an incredible feeling" said Town of Amherst Supervisor Brian Kulpa after Monday's board meeting.