Lake Berryessa chamber opposes Snow Mountain-Berryessa monument

The Lake Berryessa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors says creation of a proposed Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument would be bad for lake businesses. Proponents want President Barack Obama to bestow national monument status on 350,000 acres of public lands, including 62,000 acres in eastern Napa County. In December, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Helena, hosted a Napa forum on the proposal attended by U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell. The chamber Board of Directors voted Monday to oppose national monument status for several reasons. Among them is a concern that the proposal might discourage bidding for contracts to renovate five of seven resorts on federal land along the lake, a chamber press release said...more