Country Club, Golf Course Switching Properties?

AMHERST, NY - Amherst Town officials are looking at an interesting potential real estate deal involving golf courses and development.

Councilman Mark Manna says the idea is to trade the town owned Audubon Golf Course for the Westwood Country Club.

The town would operate the Westwood site and its clubhouse on Sheridan and North Forest.

While the current owners of Westwood would take over the Audubon property and develop it as a mixed housing, retail, office, hotel, and restaurant complex with entrances on Millersport Highway.?? Officials tell 2 On Your Side the group is also looking into acquiring the former gun club site on Maple Road as well.

Some residents may be concerned about more development issues, but Manna contends it's a win-win.

" The town would have a turn-key operation for one of the finest municipal golf courses if not in the state, then in the country. Perhaps it would stop losing money on our golf course every year and it would make money or break even. We would have a mixed use development away from Maple Road, alleviating a lot of the residents' concerns from the original gun club proposal. And we would create thousands of good paying jobs," said Manna.

Manna says both properties must be carefully assessed by the town before any possible vote late next year.

2 On Your Side spoke to Amherst Supervisor, Dr. Barry Weinstein who says the town is not looking to just trade property for property.? Dr. Weinstein says he would like to additional incentives before making the switch. Both sides are still negotiating.

Dr. Weinstein says that if the switch does take place, the Town of Amherst would hire a private contractor to run the golf course, and get out of the golfing business.

Source: http://amherst.wgrz.com/news/news/68012-country-club-golf-course-switching-properties

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