Football season is over, so why are the County Board of
Supervisors trying to throw the San Juan Oaks development decision
all over the field?
Perhaps it’s because they don’t want to make the call before the
March 2 elections.
Football season is over, so why are the County Board of Supervisors trying to throw the San Juan Oaks development decision all over the field?
Perhaps it’s because they don’t want to make the call before the March 2 elections.
We’ll find out at their next meeting on Tuesday – and again we urge that the Board approve the development that makes sense in so many ways.
Even the most ardent slow-growth advocates or even the hard-core environmentalists would agree that attracting tourists and their deep pockets will help the county in myriad ways.
A state-of-the-art hotel and two new golf courses added to the current top-rated golf course, clubhouse, restaurant and conference facilities would certainly fill that bill, attracting visitors from California, the United States and around the world.
The plan also calls for a reasonable amount of 86 home lots, 1,162 acres for a permanent wildlife habitat, a 61-acre park and 55 acres of preserved agriculture land.
The development would add much-needed local jobs and bring a large and steady boost of tax income to the county coffers.
The Planning Commission approved the project after careful and thorough consideration and analysis.
Now it’s time for the Board of Supervisors to do the same. Last week, a decision was postponed because Richard Scagliotti was absent.
That’s fine.
But we’ll be watching for any delay tactics this Tuesday as some supervisors, Ruth Kesler for example, might want to punt on the decision until after the March 2 election and vote on Measure G.
Kesler is an adamant supporter of Measure G, whose folks would likely oppose the San Juan Oaks project. Yet, the majority of voters in her district will likely be in favor of the development.
San Juan Oaks Director Scott Fuller and development investors have jumped through all of the necessary hoops for the project.
It makes sense in every way for the people of San Benito County.
The Board of Supervisors should vote for its approval Tuesday, not keep fumbling around on it until after March 2.
