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Woodland planning commission backs 55‑year development agreement with Pacific Coast Producers
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council approve a 55‑year development agreement with Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) for the tomato processing facility at 1376 Lehman Avenue in exchange for a $500,000 up‑front payment, a $200,000 annual contribution and a package of site and community improvements.
The Woodland Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve a development agreement that would vest Pacific Coast Producers’ food‑processing facility at 1376 Lehman Avenue for 55 years in exchange for financial and in‑kind community benefits. The commission approved a resolution recommending adoption by voice vote at its meeting; the item now goes to City Council for first reading on Sept. 2 and second reading on Sept. 16.
The development agreement would require an initial payment of $500,000 on the effective date and an ongoing annual payment of $200,000 adjusted for inflation. Staff said the up‑front funds would be used for investments that “accelerate innovation benefiting Woodland’s evolving food, agricultural and life science economy and/or public safety equipment,” while the annual payments would support city‑administered workforce development and economic innovation programs such as job training and sector partnerships.
Staff presented the agreement as a mechanism to provide long‑term operational certainty…
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