OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The plans for a new "First Family Residence" were approved Thursday by the Capitol Preservation Commission.

This comes after years of planning for it, different groups switching leadership around it, and secrecy around who the money is coming from.

The commission doesn't approve with funding information in mind. According to the Chair Trait Thompson, they approved based on the aesthetics of the plans matching what is approved regarding the current Governor's Mansion.

"The current mansion is nice, but it doesn't really fit the standard for a modern family to live in," said Thompson.

Governor Stitt and his family currently live on an estate about twenty miles or so away from the State Capitol.

The attempt was tried years ago and involved Friends of the Governor’s

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