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Resident urges council to defend Lompoc’s exclusion from county wine district; asks for legal response

2098236 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

A Lompoc resident told council she had been contacted by the Santa Barbara Vintners Association seeking to challenge a city resolution opposing inclusion in a county wine business improvement district. The resident requested city legal advice and asked council to consider updating the resolution.

Kate Griffith, a Lompoc resident and business owner, used the public‑comment period to raise a legal challenge the city may face over a 2020 council resolution opposing the inclusion of Lompoc in a Santa Barbara County wine business improvement district (BID).

Griffith told the council that the Santa Barbara Vintners Association emailed an inquiry to the outgoing mayor and a council member about the validity of the city’s 2020 resolution opposing inclusion in the county…

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