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The judge overseeing the disposition of the 85-year-old Woodside mansion known as the Jackling house heard on Sept. 8 from preservationists and the homeowner and will deliver an opinion within 90 days, Woodside Town Attorney Jean Savaree said.
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Marie S. Weiner “asked a lot of questions (but) gave no indication of where she was going” in a decision that could resolve an eight-year battle, Ms. Savaree told the Town Council at its Sept. 8 meeting.
Homeowner and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wants to tear the old place down and build a modern family home on the Mountain Home Road property, while the group Uphold Our Heritage wants to preserve it substantially as it is, though not necessarily in its current location.
Meanwhile, the signatures of the town and Palo Alto entrepreneur Gordon Smythe have been affixed to a three-way contract that would allow Mr. Smythe to deconstruct the house and store significant parts of it to use in a new house, should he find a suitable site in five years.
The contract “is on its way to Mr. Jobs,” who is expected to be ready to sign it, Ms. Savaree said.
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