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After public pushback, supervisors send grand jury winery-database response back for further work and referrals
Summary
The board pulled the grand jury report response on winery data, pre-application reviews, fees and audits, heard extensive public comment urging retention of the winery database, and referred multiple follow-ups including a September return on the compliance program and a staff redraft of the response.
The Board of Supervisors on July 29 pulled the county's draft response to a grand jury report that raised questions about the county's winery database, pre-application process, fees and winery audits, and directed staff to return with a revised response and follow-up analysis.
The item drew substantial public comment from winery owners, researchers and community members who urged retaining the public-facing winery database that tracks production, visitation and marketing-event entitlements. "If you had a question and you said, 'I wonder what's going on over there on Silverado Trail,' you would go to the winery database," caller Kelly Anderson…
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