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Wells College, the owner of the property at 165 Main St., has other ideas.

The college has listed the house, which was built in 1995 and was the president's residence, for $1,395,000.聽

The 3,008-square-foot house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. There is a two-story octagonal foyer inside and a patio overlooking Cayuga Lake behind the house.聽

Other features include a formal family room with a wood-burning fireplace, a kitchen with "top-of-the-line appliances" and a suite with a renovated bathroom.聽

Wells is selling the house despite the village's plan to incorporate it into its Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects.聽

One of Aurora's proposed DRI projects is to renovate the house and create a community center. The building would also house the village's offices, which are now located in the rear of the Aurora Fire Hall.聽

It is one of 33 projects being considered by a local planning committee consisting of leaders from the villages of Aurora, Cayuga and Union Springs. The villages won a $10 million grant in February and are developing plan for how to invest the funds.聽

Aurora Mayor Jim Orman previously told 69传媒 that it would be part of a campus that includes the neighboring Wells College Boathouse and open space. The village wants to ensure the boathouse and adjacent land, where the Aurora Farmers Market is held every Saturday during the summer, remain open to the public.聽

The sale of the house to a private owner would likely derail Aurora's plans. Orman said in an interview with 69传媒 Friday that he has a meeting with college officials next week. One of the topics will be the 165 Main St. property.聽

However, Orman was not surprised the house is on the market.聽

"They have said they were going to list it and they're following up on it," he said. "We'll see where it goes. We have some options. We'll see what what they are."聽