When John Apgar purchased the homes from a BOCES school in 2013 he vowed to develop a single-family home on the property, as orchardparksun tells MHProNews. He initially requested to store the homes on the property, but when that was denied, he applied for and received a building permit in Aug. 2013, which allowed him one year to develop the property.
When he failed to bring the property up to village code, he was cited for violating a village law which prohibits open storage in commercial areas. He responded by filing a lawsuit against the village in January, 2015. While the suit was eventually dismissed in October, he reached an agreement with Aurora Town Justice Douglas Marky in June that gave him six months to bring the property up to code, but to no avail.
The village initially chose to hire a contractor to remove the homes, but decided against that because it would have to store the homes on village property. If Agpar does not remove the homes, he could face jail time, fines or contempt of court charges. ##
(Photo credit: orchardparksun–unfinished modular homes in Village of East Aurora, NY))
