Westwood CIP
Proposals Timeline
2024 Budget CIP for Westwood (Brian Kulpa’s sixth budget): $37.4 million (plus the now acquired aspect debt of $7.85 million). Totaling $45.2 million with acquisition.
The land was already acquired in the spring of 2023, by use of general town fund debt of $7.85 million.
Brian Kulpa’s recorded CIP plans for the Westwood property proposal was to construct a “recreation corner, parking lot, roadway, winter market, new theater (for MusicalFare), new Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village building” and to “relocate the Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village Buildings (10+ buildings to move miles away from the historic Erie Canal), purchase maintenance equipment, and at no defined cost note the existing clubhouse” for a total of $37.4 million.
$29.1 million was recorded to be general town fund debt.
$2.5 million was recorded to be private funded.
$5.7 million was recorded to be federal/state aid.
CIP projections were categorized primarily under the new “Amherst Central Park” and the “Facilities Department” now was home to equipment only.
“Youth & Recreation” category with “Natural Conservation Areas & Trails” as the sub-section and “Neighborhood/Community Parks” included nothing for Westwood plans.
2023 Budget CIP for Westwood (Brian Kulpa’s fifth budget): $33.1 million
Brian Kulpa’s recorded CIP plans for the Westwood property proposal was to “construct 16 pickleball” and “acquire, remediate (brownfield), and develop the property” for a total of $33.1 million.
$28.7 million was recorded to be general town fund debt.
$3.4 million was recorded to be private funded.
16 pickleball courts ($1 million) were also noted to be added for a total $800k of general fund debt and $200k from federal/state aid.
CIP projections were categorized primarily under “Facilities Department”.
Pickleball courts were categorized under “Youth & Recreation” as the sub-section “Neighborhood/Community Parks”.
“Natural Conservation Areas & Trails” sub-section included nothing for Westwood plans.
All “Amherst Central Park Related Projects” no longer existed.
2022 Budget CIP for Westwood (Brian Kulpa’s fourth budget, his re-election budget): $3.5 million
Brian Kulpa’s recorded CIP plans for the Westwood property proposal was to “construct 16 pickleball” and “improvements to the sanitary sewer system for Amherst Central Park development” for a total of $3.5 million.
16 pickleball courts ($500k) were also noted to be added for a total $400k of general fund debt and $100k from federal/state aid.
$3 million was recorded to be sanitary/sewer debt.
All CIP projections were categorized primarily under “Youth & Recreation” as the sub-section “Neighborhood/Community Parks”, except for the interceptor under the Engineering Department.
“Natural Conservation Areas & Trails” sub-section included nothing for Westwood plans.
All “Amherst Central Park Related Projects” no longer existed.
Brian Kulpa, Jacqui Berger, Shawn Lavin were up for re-election in 2021 which was when this budget was presented/released before the election in November.
2021 Budget CIP for Westwood (Brian Kulpa’s third budget): $17.2 Million
Brian Kulpa’s recorded CIP plans for the Westwood property proposal was to “plan, implement development related projects, construct 135 parking lot on a UB Parcel for the park, 16 pickleball courts, golf improvement, construct a storage facility as a garage and area for Youth & Rec. equipment, and a North Forest Road interceptor” for a total of $17.2 million.
$10.4 million was recorded to be general town fund debt.
$500k was recorded to be pr ivate funding.
$2.5 million was recorded to be federal/state aid funded.
$1.2 million was recorded to be sanitary/sewer debt.
Reelection year budgets include no spending/debt.
All CIP projections were categorized primarily under “Youth & Recreation” as the sub-section “Amherst Central Park Related Projects”, except for the interceptor under the Engineering Department.
“Natural Conservation Areas & Trails” and “Neighborhood/Community Parks” sub-sections included nothing for Westwood plans.
2020 Budget CIP for Westwood (Brian Kulpa’s second budget): $7.9 million
Brian Kulpa’s recorded CIP plans for the Westwood property proposal was to “acquire & design” and “pickleball courts” for a total of $7.9 million.
$2.4 million was recorded to be general town fund debt.
$2.5 million was recorded to be private funding.
$2.5 million was recorded to be federal/state aid funded.
16 pickleball courts ($500k) were also noted to be added for a total $400k of general fund debt and $100k from federal/state aid.
CIP projections were categorized primarily under “Youth & Recreation” with the pickleball courts sub-section under “Neighborhood/Community Parks”.
“Natural Conservation Areas & Trails” sub-section included nothing for Westwood plans.
2019 Budget CIP for Westwood (Brian Kulpa’s first budget): $2 million
Brian Kulpa’s recorded CIP plans for the Westwood property proposal was to “construct a park and corresponding buildings” using $2 million of town general town fund debt, at $500k a year for 4 years.
No debt to acquire the property was noted.
All CIP projections were categorized under “Youth & Recreation”.
“Natural Conservation Areas & Trails” sub-section included nothing for Westwood plans.
2018 Budget CIP for Westwood (set by prior administration):
Nothing