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Council approves 55-year development agreement with Pacific Coast Producers; company to pay $500,000 up front and $200,000 annually
Summary
Woodland approved a 55-year development agreement with Pacific Coast Producers to preserve the plant’s existing operations at 1376 Lehman Avenue; the agreement includes a $500,000 initial payment and $200,000 annual payment for workforce development and community benefits.
The Woodland City Council voted 5-0 to approve a 55-year development agreement with Pacific Coast Producers (PCP) that preserves the company’s existing tomato-processing operations at 1376 Lehman Avenue and secures community benefits including direct payments and site improvements.
City Manager Ken Hyatt told the council PCP has operated in Woodland for decades and currently employs about 900 workers during harvest and about 65 year-round. Hyatt and Deputy Director of Community Development Erica Baumgartner said the development agreement gives PCP “long term operational certainty” at its existing location but does not authorize new expansion beyond what current zoning allows.
Under the agreement PCP will make an initial payment of $500,000 on the agreement’s effective…
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