(NVR) - Growth debates, Napa County-style, came to a head in 2015 and look to continue into 2016.

Many communities have growth debates about open space being swallowed by sprawling subdivisions. In Napa, the focus is on the world-famous wine country that keeps sprawling subdivisions at bay.

Some see the county in danger of losing its agricultural soul to winery glitz. Others see over-regulation as a threat to winery success. Then there are long-standing concerns over traffic congestion and a lack of affordable housing.

As 2015 dawned, the Board of Supervisors decided it was time to talk.

Supervisors kicked off this community discussion with a growth summit on March 10 attended by several hundred people. Over six hours, the Board of Supervisors got a kaleidoscopic view of what may or may not ail Napa County.

Resident Eve Kahn talked of wineries in agricultural areas featuring art, movies and music, the type of entertainment, she said, that is typically found in local cities.

“What’s happening is the wineries are becoming event centers and entertainment venues,” Kahn said — and she didn’t mean that as a positive thing.

Resident Harvest Duhig and her husband — a fifth-generation Napa County resident — see farming and the wine business as their future. She urged the county to avoid making rule changes that might hinder them and others.

“It would continue to shut out the small farmer from the vision and dream to someday become a vintner,” Duhig said.

Resident Zia Shepp said she wants future generations to enjoy the open space, clean air, water and safe, prosperous community that she experienced growing up.

“This valley has become an adult Disney World,” she said.

Napa Valley Vintners, Winegrowers of Napa County and Napa Valley Grapegrowers submitted a letter saying opposition to all winery development is not the answer. They urged the county to better enforce the rules it has in place.

“We are not suggesting hard-and-fast rules to limit development, but merely a sincere effort to cull out the outlandish before everyone becomes too invested in the outcome,” the three groups wrote.

Dry Creek Road resident Patricia Damery said vineyards and wineries being built in hillside watershed areas can harm the environment unless done with care.

“My husband and I believe agriculture can coexist with nature, but only in balance with nature,” Damery said.

The Board of Supervisors responded to the growth summit with a multipronged approach. Among the steps was creating the Agricultural Protection Advisory Committee (APAC).