Yountville Arts held a very successful live stream featuring their Gallery Artist Quinn Saine last week. They had between 65-80 people live on the stream and as of Friday afternoon, it has been viewed 190 times on the Yountville Arts Youtube channel. Check it out. Considerable time and energy went into this all. Thanks to
The Economic Recovery Program for Yountville was previously called the Business Transition Support Program. This Business Transition Support program was put into place by the Town in 2020 to assist businesses with adapting to the changes caused by COVID. This involved outdoor dining and seating and other limited and temporary modifications to Use Permits and
Last week, the Board of Supervisors for Napa County chose not to consider allowing commercial cannabis cultivation in the area, an initiative that was proposed by The Napa Valley Cannabis Association. The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) continues to oppose commercial cannabis cultivation in Napa Valley as well for several reasons, most notably that wine and
Recently, the NVV’s Board of Directors voiced their support for smaller wineries seeking a streamlined process for obtaining a Winery Use Permit through Napa County, and topic that was originally brought up by Save the Family Farms. The NVV has consistently advocated for changes to ease arbitrary and unnecessary regulatory burdens on wineries, helping secure robust
Parks and Rec staff is finalizing the plan for Summer Camp 2021. Enrollment offerings are being streamlined and adapted to the COVID 19 guidelines, including only a five-day-a-week option. There will be three groups of 14 campers and two staff. The maximum capacity will be 42. CDPH has raised the cohort number to 14 to
The Kiwanis Club of Yountville is dedicated to supporting the education of Yountville’s young adults. Scholarships are intended to demonstrate a commitment to our high school seniors moving on to a college orvocational/trade school as well as current college students, vocational/trade school students, or re-entry students. See the full details here.
Sometimes the interesting and need-to-know items are deeper in the agenda. It can happen that way because of the way the agenda is laid out and presented. Such was the case this week, all the way down in item 11. Staff Informational Reports E. OpenGov Online Budget Preview. Kyle Batista, Financial Analyst, presented this item.
This opportunity to watch a meeting for an hour and a half led to a better understanding of our Town and the Town budget process. This is a great way to begin to understand our Town budget. And for those who already understand, it gives you insight into our community and those involved with it.
It looks like my “work from home space” is ready for me! North Block opens on Monday, March 1st! The team comes from the David Chang restaurants of Momofuko out of NY. I follow David Chang quite a bit, have read his magazines, and listen to his podcast. I’ve eaten at his restaurants; I am
Last week we discussed all things water, and this week, we will dive into wastewater (no pun, we don’t want you to that literally!) Wastewater is not something that most people think of daily, but it is just as crucial to a community’s health as clean drinking water. The goal of wastewater generated by the