Supervisor says water math doesn’t add up for proposed cultivation project

Sep 16, 2026

A supervisor opposed approving the findings citing concern that the project's water use estimates do not match a stated scale of roughly 15,000 plants; staff did not present new water-use calculations during the hearing and the motion to approve carried 3–2.

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One supervisor told colleagues they could not support the findings because they had 'a major issue with the amount of water' the project would use. The supervisor questioned the project's stated scale — which the transcript records as '15,000 plants' — and said the water calculations 'do not pencil out.'

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