Timeline
2014
July 2014
Closed on Purchase of 88 acres in the Howell Mountain AVA
December 2014
First Erosion Control Plan (ECP) Submitted to Napa County
2016
January 2016
Technical Adequacy Obtained on Hydrology from Napa County
March 2016
Technical Adequacy Obtained on Erosion Control Plan from Napa County Resource Conservation District (RCD)
March 2016
Timber Conversion Plan (TCP) Submitted to Cal Fire
July 2016
Timber Harvest Plan (THP) Submitted to Cal Fire
August 2016
Pre-Harvest Inspection with Cal Fire and supporting Agencies
December 2016
Cal Fire Notifies Napa County they are not the proper Lead Agency
January 2016
Technical Adequacy Obtained on Hydrology from Napa County
December 2016
FCal Fire Notifies Napa County they are not the proper Lead Agency
2017
February 2017
Head of Cal Fire, Ken Pimlott, confirms in writing Cal Fire will retain Lead Agency status on Le Colline
March 2017
Water Quality Monitoring Agreement (WQMA) entered into between the City of Napa and Le Colline
September 2017
Le Colline Notified that Lead Agency Status has been officially transferred to Napa County
October 2017
Tubbs Fire burns over 36,000 acres in Calistoga and Sonoma County
2019
January 2019
Draft Environmental Impact Report Published by Napa County
February 2019
County receives 100 public and agency comments
January 2019
Draft Environmental Impact Report Published by Napa County
February 2019
County receives 100 public and agency comments
2020
March 2020
COVID-19 Shuts Down Napa County
October 2020
Glass Fire burns over 67,000 acres in Napa County including areas of St. Helena, Calistoga, Crystal Springs, and Howell Mountain
2022
December 2022
Final Environmental Impact Report Released to the Public which included the responses to all public and agency commentary
2023
January 2023
Water and Habitat Alternative deemed Technically Adequate
March 2023
ECP Approved by Napa County
April 2023
Project Approval Appealed by Center for Biological Diversity
April 2023
Amount and intensity of misinformation spread on the Le Colline project in news and social media outlets increases
August 2023
Three members of the Napa City Council send letter to the Napa County Board Supervisors expressing concerns about the use of manure, a practice specifically prohibited on the Le Colline project, would have on water quality et. al. (the Letter)
August 2023
Napa County Upholds portions of the CBD appeal and vetoes the Le Colline project
September 2023
Letter is formally rescinded
October 2023
Lawyers advise Le Colline that County’s veto of project was unconstitutional, a violation of County zoning code, that vineyards in the AW do not require a discretionary use permit, and that discretion was improperly applied
November 2023
Napa County issues Finding of Fact and Upholds certain portions of the CBD appeal effectively killing the Le Colline project
2024
February 2024
Statute of Limitations expires on Le Colline’s ability to sue Napa County for violating their own zoning code
March 2024
Le Colline begins due diligence on the efficacy of a substantially reduced intensity alternative project; begins meeting with opponents and proponents of new vineyards
2025
January 2025
Insurers begin cancelling policies in and around the Le Colline neighborhood due to high fire risk. California Fair Plan quotes one neighboring homeowner $20k+ for reduced home insurance
February 2025
Le Colline posts update soliciting input for a potential resubmission of a substantially reduced intensity alternative
February 2025
Meetings with individual proponents and opponents of new vineyards recommence
February 2025
Peter Lecourt of North Bay Forestry finalizes the Forest Restoration and Fire Mitigation Plan for entire Le Colline site
May 2025