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Pacific Union
College
Fights to Retain Property Rights Letters
Needed Now!!
Voicing your support for
Pacific Union College (PUC) has never been
more important. As you may know,
PacificUnionCollege sits on over 1,900 acres
of the most beautiful and desirable land in
NapaValley, one of the premier destinations
on the West Coast. For 100 years, PUC has
held this land in sacred trust, maintaining
miles of hiking trails, ancient trees, and
wildlife.
Now PUC is facing the fight of its life.
What's happened is that PUC has proposed
developing a small area--17.5 acres of new
development and 57 acres of adaptive
reuse--on land already zoned for that
purpose. This Ecovillage project is so
environmentally friendly that the entire
project will use the same amount of water
that PUC currently uses without the
project. PUC has always exercised
stewardship over its natural resources, and
always will.
The Napa County Board of Supervisors is
considering a proposal that right now,
before the project even gets to the approval
process, which would rezone all land from
Planned Development to a combination of
Institutional and Agricultural zoning,
thereby eliminating the ability for PUC to
develop the Ecovillage project or any future
project.
On
February 26, 2008,
the County
Board
of Supervisors will meet to consider changes
to local land use law that, if adopted, will
deprive PUC of the right to build this small
project on its College land. These changes,
being considered as part of the County’s
General Plan update, pose a severe threat to
PUC.
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zoning PUC’s land threatens the
College’s ability to fulfill its
educational mission, provide community
services, and secure its future and the
future of those who depend on PUC.
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Pulling PUC-owned land out of the Angwin
bubble discriminates against PUC. Ten
other bubbles throughout the County are
being left untouched until some
unspecified time in the future. PUC
deserves equal treatment with other
property owners.
- The
General Plan should not be manipulated
to torpedo the proposed Ecovillage. That
project should be debated and decided on
its own merits. This restriction of
current land rights is an attempt to
prevent completion of the EIR and allow
the community to make up its own mind
about the Ecovillage.
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Taking away PUC’s development rights
will run roughshod over private property
rights, and is counter to the County’s
stated policy of supporting the College.
Tell the Board to keep its promise.
Four Ways to Support Pacific
Union College (PUC) California, USA
If you live
in the NapaValley
or the general area, we need your support.
We would invite you to focus on the four
bullet points above and tactfully and
graciously address your concerns to the Napa
County Board of Supervisors.
1. Attend
the Board of Supervisors and Planning
Commission meeting: Tuesday, February 26, 2008,
9 a.m.,
Lincoln Theatre (Veterans Home grounds),
100
California Drive,
Yountville.
2. Contact
the Board of Supervisors Today!
3. Send E-mail Letter
of Support to the Newspapers!
Napa
Register:
Email:
napaopinion@napanews.com,
Phone
: 1- 707-226-3711
St.
Helena Star: Editor Doug Ernst, Email:
dernst@sthelenastar.com
Phone: 1-707-963-2731
4. ABOVE ALL PRAY FOR PUC!!!!
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