PUC students at the community meeting on Feb. 26.

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Thank you for supporting PUC!

Thanks to everyone’s efforts, Pacific Union College is able to retain our property rights. Your letters to the Napa County Board of Supervisors, along with the approximately 700 PUC supporters at the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission joint meeting, had a significant impact on the outcome.

Decisions related to Angwin made during February 26 meeting:

• Majority members of both the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors stated that it was not appropriate to consider the institutional zoning proposal during the General Plan Update. Therefore, the proposal did not gain any traction.
• The Planning Commission voted on whether to recommend to the Board of Supervisors to pull the ag-land out of the Angwin Urban Bubble.  The vote passed on a 4-1 vote with Commissioner Rich Jager being the dissenting vote. 
• The Board of Supervisors then took up the issue with Supervisor Diane Dillon making a motion, seconded by Brad Wagenknecht, to pull the ag-land out of the bubble. The motion failed on a 2-3 vote. 
• Bill Dodd made the motion to keep the bubble intact. The motion passed on a 3-2 vote with Dodd, Luce and Moskowite voting for it. Over the next couple of years, the county will be looking at all twelve urban bubbles along with comprehensive housing needs for the county. During this process, there will be no development allowed on ag land within any the bubbles until they can all be addressed. After determining housing needs, the county will make a decision on how to deal with ag land within the bubbles.

This is great news for PUC although we know there is a lot of difficult work yet to be done. Everyone’s participation in this political debate has helped to protect our property rights and allow us the ability to pursue options for securing our future.

Thank you for your enthusiasm for PUC and for taking the initiative to speak out for our college. The level of support from the college, community, and members of the Adventist Church was memorable and touching. Thank you for writing, attending, and making your voice heard.