No Copters at Tourist Spots Without Heliports
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From Times Wire Reports
The Napa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to ban helicopters from landing at wineries and other tourist locations, except those with heliports.
The board voted 5 to 0 Tuesday to approve an ordinance that has gone through several changes in recent months.
Pilot Wayne Lackey has been at the center of a controversy since residents near Calistoga protested last year after a winery owner proposed having Lackey’s helicopter business shuttle tourists to a Diamond Mountain winery.
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