GRANVILLE – Just a few weeks ago, a public notice was issued by the Town of Granville concerning an application by Travis Stopa and family, who wants a special permit to open up a winery.
The Stopa’s proposal includes a farmer winery and a building and vineyard with a tasting room that could be rented out for private events on their Reagan Road property.
The Town of Granville issued a public notice about the proposed winery. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick)
On March 27, the winery discussion was taken to the Zoning Board of Appeals. According to board member Matt Brown, the special permit was approved after a 4-0 vote was taken by the board.
Moving forward, Brown says that there is now a 30-day appeals process in which the Stopa family can’t make any progress on their business for 30 days, as members of the public have the chance to appeal the approval.
If the winery was able to get through the appeals process, it would then have to be taken to the planning board to get the dimensions on the buildings, meet up to code with the building inspector, apply for a liquor license, and other steps would have to be done.
There will be more updates and information as this story continues to develop.
