Excellent article, lots to think about. The way forward may be the reinforcement of the original motivation for the agricultural preserve which has been the basis for maintaining the "agricultural " backbone of the Valley. This backbone has been the reason so many people visit and stay in Napa. I hope the suburban spawl won't take hold as it has in so many other Bay area communities.
I won’t pretend to have all the answers, but I know for certain that to preserve our agricultural land and prevent suburban sprawl, which I believe most of us are in favor of, we need to increase density within the existing urban limits.
In the past few years I have worried that the wine industry has become the focus of the Napa Valley. People can only drink and afford so much of the overpriced product. I fear the industry has overdone itself. And the valley has lost alot of its charm from these "improvements"
Excellent article, lots to think about. The way forward may be the reinforcement of the original motivation for the agricultural preserve which has been the basis for maintaining the "agricultural " backbone of the Valley. This backbone has been the reason so many people visit and stay in Napa. I hope the suburban spawl won't take hold as it has in so many other Bay area communities.
I won’t pretend to have all the answers, but I know for certain that to preserve our agricultural land and prevent suburban sprawl, which I believe most of us are in favor of, we need to increase density within the existing urban limits.
Thanks for sharing.
In the past few years I have worried that the wine industry has become the focus of the Napa Valley. People can only drink and afford so much of the overpriced product. I fear the industry has overdone itself. And the valley has lost alot of its charm from these "improvements"
Thank you for sharing.