A treasured monarch butterfly stained glass window has no place to land in P.G. – for now.

Over 20 years ago, developer Nader Agha decided to adorn the Holman Building in Pacific Grove with a large, half-moon shaped, Tiffany-style stained glass window depicting Butterfly Town’s beloved monarch butterflies.

“There’s nothing like it,” Agha says. “I designed every butterfly in that window, every leaf. It took me eight months to design it.”

The colorful 12-foot-by-8-foot window towered over downtown P.G. until Agha sold the building nine years ago. The window was not part of the deal – it’s been in storage at his Monterey office since then. He’s had offers to purchase it but he refuses to sell it. “It’s for the city,” he says.

For the past year Agha has been trying to donate it to the city, to no avail. Every location suggested has been deemed not workable, with concerns about vandalism and breakage. After a suggestion that it could fit inside the half-moon shaped window frame at the P.G. Museum of Natural History, Executive Director Rachel Miller expressed concerns to the council about damage to the historic building during installation, the window blocking natural light and the cost of long-term maintenance. She said bird strikes and guano are ongoing issues for the museum.

All minor issues, Agha says. His company has the architects and builders to install the window wherever can be agreed on, and he’s willing to foot the bill.

The window donation was included on City Council’s agenda when they met on Oct. 2, but Agha temporarily withdrew his offer so that he and his supporters could find alternative locations. Fans of the window formed the BBB Committee, or “Bring Back Butterflies,” to gather public support for its eventual installation.