BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WLOS) — In a Dec. 12 Facebook post, Black Mountain Brewing announced that the town’s planning director, Michelle Kennedy, sent owner John Richardson a cease-and-desist.
This comes after the town admitted inspection and permitting mistakes involving the brewery’s upper deck on Monday, Dec. 8, during a town council meeting.
Kennedy read a statement during Monday’s meeting, saying, “previous town employees made mistakes in administering state law” when reviewing permits and inspections for commercial properties, including the brewery at 131 Broadway Ave…