" I was very impressed by Dillon today. No doubt she put a great amount of research and effort into this matter. And thank you to Caldwell as well,. Both of you were pillars of strength in the face of a difficult task.

I think we have at least two supervisors on board who recognize the dangers of allowing growth to go unchecked in this county. Dillon's perspective on preserving our agricultural lands for the future and the value they may hold in local food availability when methods of transportation becomes prohibitively expensive was absolutely right on! She and Caldwell have the interests of future generations in mind. They are effective leaders. "

" Unchecked growth by building 280 units plus a retiree home, the only place allowable to build north of Oak Knoll?

St Helena isn't going to build any more houses to speak of, nor is Yountville. This effectively shuts down all house building except for big Mansions on huge parcels except for the City of Napa or American Canyon.

Dillon and Caldwell both claim that they are not stopping the ecovillage with this proposal, but I believe the Register writer is correct, what they favor does do just that.

Dillon said what she is proposing does not kill the ecovillage, but I still don't understand that. She said the 200 acres they have zoned for development she wants to convert to an RR zoning, which means rural residential. There is a 10 acre limit on RR, meaning those 200 acres could have 20 homes on 10 acre parcels. That would kill the Ecovillage.

It was a big victory for SRA and the Farm Bureau, and Sierra Club today.

They are shutting down PUC and the deciding vote was Caldwell. He is paying back the Farm Bureau/No growthers for his election.

Strangely, I guess to counter his south county critics who don't want all the housing put on them, he said housing would have to be built in the upper valley somewhere. I think out of newness he might not realize there is no where else it can go. Angwin is the only spot.

Good luck to Caldwell if he thinks he can get St Helena to build housing. Calistoga? Get ready for more protests. "

" I noticed one speaker who mentioned that ALL the growth was happening in the CITY of Napa and the CITY of American Canyon. Well, let me remind them that Angwin is NOT a CITY! Since it's not a city to begin with, comparing the growth in those cities to the growth that should happen in Angwin is like comparing apples to oranges. People outside of Angwin need to recognize that Angwin is NOT a city, not at all. And if you don't believe me, take a drive up here and check it out. "