Voices and Reactions

After the conversion plans were unveiled, supervisors had these comments:

“I’m beginning to wonder if Handel Evans is a developer or a university president. This strikes me as something that’s not really a university; it’s a way to use land for development purposes. I don’t really know what the mission is here. It seems confused.”

--Supervisor John K. Flynn, Ventura County 5th District

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“I applaud them for putting this out there and making people understand from the very beginning that these are some of the concepts that may help support the university.”

--Supervisor Judy Mikels, Ventura County 4th District

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“I would really like to see them go with a senior housing community. I think that’s far more exciting than any other alternatives.”

--Supervisor Susan Lacey, Ventura County 1st District

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“I don’t think we go out there and build a little city just to keep the university open.”

--Supervisor Kathy Long, Ventura County 3rd District

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“In terms of the plan, it could be dramatically changed 10 to 15 years from now. Some of these things will work, some of them won’t.”

--Supervisor Frank Schillo, Ventura County 2nd District