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Ag Preserve's 50th Anniversary
Ag Preserve's 50th Anniversary
Bill Hocker | Apr 9, 2018 on: Growth Issues
Update 4/10/18
NVR 4/10/18: Napa County toasts the agricultural preserve at party
2/4/18
NVR 2/4/18: Will Napa's 50-year-old agricultural preserve continue to protect the Napa Valley?
The EPA apparently thinks so. Residents who are experiencing the impacts of booming tourism and industrial development currently happening in the county aren't so sure.
It is worth noting that the EPA doesn't see the construction of Napa Pipe or Watson Ranch happening in the next 50 years. Let's hope they know something we don't. Of course they also don't anticipate the construction of the Meritage Resort, Napa Valley Commons or the airport industrial area (definitely suburban rather than ex-urban uses). In fact, there is almost not a single change shown for Napa in the next 50 years. Either development ceases entirely after 2020 - and in some cases reverts! - or Napa
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From the EPA Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios website with Napa County boundary added. Click on maps to enlarge.
NVR 4/10/18: Napa County toasts the agricultural preserve at party
2/4/18
NVR 2/4/18: Will Napa's 50-year-old agricultural preserve continue to protect the Napa Valley?
The EPA apparently thinks so. Residents who are experiencing the impacts of booming tourism and industrial development currently happening in the county aren't so sure.
It is worth noting that the EPA doesn't see the construction of Napa Pipe or Watson Ranch happening in the next 50 years. Let's hope they know something we don't. Of course they also don't anticipate the construction of the Meritage Resort, Napa Valley Commons or the airport industrial area (definitely suburban rather than ex-urban uses). In fact, there is almost not a single change shown for Napa in the next 50 years. Either development ceases entirely after 2020 - and in some cases reverts! - or Napa