The County has notified us that planning comission hearing originally scheduled for September 24th, 2008  has been cancelled.

 

Here are links to recent press press coverage on the Clos De La Tech winery, triggered by the EIR process.

Big winery category drawing fire (Inside Bay Area.com)
Big winery category drawing fire (San Jose Mercury News)
Changing zoning laws one grape at a time(San Mateo Daily News)

The Guild submitted formal written comments on the Clos Del La Tech Draft EIR to the county this afternoon. Two documents were submitted: A cover letter which summarizes the main issues of importance to the Guild, and a full set of comments based on legal and expert advice which provides detailed comments on the EIR.

The following statement was the basis of the oral statement presented to the San Mateo County Planning Commission at the public hearing on August 27th.

Cuesta La Honda Guild

Public Statement on Clos Del La Tech Draft EIR

Good morning. The Cuesta La Honda Guild would like to thank Lisa Grote, Mike Schaller, the county planning staff, and also Supervisor Rich Gordon for your hard work on this issue over the past four years.

There were approximately 20 people at the community meeting on Wednesday evening. The group included both Guild members and other neighbors. David Ehrhardt led off the discussion with a an update based on the latest information from the Guild's outside experts, who have been reviewing the draft EIR. The discussion included history and talking points for the upcoming planning commission meeting. The winery committee meeting followed.