Kristina Martino / The Citizen

Plans to move the Webb House, temporarily standing on steel beams and concrete on Main Street in Aurora, have the structure slowly creeping closer to its proposed permanent location, now the site of Lake House at 327 Main St.

Lake House zoning issues ended Friday with the Village of Aurora Planning Board's 4-1 approval of a demolition permit of Lake House contingent that the applicants, Cynthia Koepp and John Place, first purchase property from the Aurora Foundation and Wells College.

The proposed project has been under consideration for more than two years, with some community residents opposing it. Koepp and Place, however, only recently became involved when they struck a deal with Wells and the foundation.

One contract will be signed with the Aurora Foundation for Koepp and Place to purchase the Webb House and the second contract will be signed with Wells College to buy the land and Lake House.

Friday's approval does not include the relocation of the Webb House because the planning board must OK final site plans.

"Our moves are slow and incremental, both properties are personal to people," Steve Taylor of the planning board said. "We don't want to move ahead with any uncertainty."

Taylor said that the next step will be for the clients to come back with the purchase contracts and final site plans.

The purpose of the special meeting Friday evening was for the board to vote on demolition of the Lake House and re-siting of Webb House. With only preliminary site plans created by the clients' architect, Christine Place, the board was unable to approve the re-siting segment of the proposal.

"Because there are no final site plans that exist, the only topic for consideration tonight is the demolition," Andrew Fusco, legal representative for the Planning Board said.

Read the full report in Saturday's edition of The Citizen.