Measure A no way
Measure A lost in a referendum in Napa yesterday by a 63.6 percent to 36.4 percent margin. Voters rejected the so-called “Fair Payment” initiative proposed by the “Napa Valley Land Stewards Alliance.” The 670 word measure would have compensated landowners at an assessed value for land that became unplantable as result of environmental regulations. One winemaker I spoke with recently who opposed the measure called it a “fair payment act for attorneys.”
The winemaking community was split on the measure. But groups officially opposed to the measure included the odd alliance of the Napa Valley Vintners, Napa Chamber of Commerce, Napa County Farm Bureau, and Sierra Club among others.
tags: wine | wine politics | Napa
Jun
7
2006
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