North Bay Business Journal

NAPA — The city and county governments of Napa today said they have begun to jointly develop an agreement to address concerns related to the city’s potential future annexation of the planned commercial and residential development known as Napa Pipe, along with the sharing of tax revenue and service responsibilities at the site.

NAPA — Supporters of a proposed half-cent sales tax for road repairs in Napa County are optimistic that voters will approve the measure this November, six years after a broader measure failed at the ballot box amid arguments that funds would flow to projects beyond the county’s ailing rural roads.

NAPA COUNTY – Standard & Poor’s has assigned a AA credit rating to Napa County’s 2012 Certificates of Participation, a gesture that will help the county obtain lower interest rates when it markets those certificates in the near future.

NAPA COUNTY – Efforts to create a first-ever business incubator in Napa County could take another step forward in the coming weeks as project members seek additional startup funding from the county Board of Supervisors and the Napa City Council.

NAPA — The developers of Napa Pipe have agreed to several additions to the proposed mixed-use neighborhood project including donating 10 acres for a school and a shift from groundwater to surface water for residents. The changes will be released in a supplemental Environmental Impact Report this fall.

NAPA — The Napa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to uphold a ban on short-term vacation rentals in unincorporated parts of the county after legal staff determined that any changes to the policy would have to be put to a public vote.