https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2014/09/04/letter-farmland-risk/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2014/09/04/letter-farmland-risk/#comment-737 Lisa and Bub Wass Tue, 09 Sep 2014 02:20:03 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=13399#comment-737 This is a city housing development that is invading our rural living. This is jeopardizing our water and most of the people who live in this area do not have luxury of being a wealthy family who only cares about making more money. One families wealth and "dream" can ruin many families out here by running us out of water and contaminating the creek bed, among other issues. Our entire life savings are put into our properties, the Roberts family does not even live in the Elderwood Heights area. The residents in this area were never informed over the 8 year planning stages and found our by luck. Large housing developments belong in city limits. This is a city housing development that is invading our rural living. This is jeopardizing our water and most of the people who live in this area do not have luxury of being a wealthy family who only cares about making more money. One families wealth and “dream” can ruin many families out here by running us out of water and contaminating the creek bed, among other issues. Our entire life savings are put into our properties, the Roberts family does not even live in the Elderwood Heights area. The residents in this area were never informed over the 8 year planning stages and found our by luck. Large housing developments belong in city limits.

]]> https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2014/09/04/letter-farmland-risk/#comment-736 joyce frazier Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:22:46 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=13399#comment-736 225 acres of farm land to be chopped up into one acre parcels without a concern for our current water shortage or well/ground/creek contamination from the 160+ homes' individual septic tanks most to somehow work on granite with drainage running to the creek- it is clear the current second generation owners do not care about the developments' negative impact on Woodlake 225 acres of farm land to be chopped up into one acre parcels without a concern for our current water shortage or well/ground/creek contamination from the 160+ homes’ individual septic tanks most to somehow work on granite with drainage running to the creek- it is clear the current second generation owners do not care about the developments’ negative impact on Woodlake

]]> https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2014/09/04/letter-farmland-risk/#comment-735 Kevin Russell Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:25:25 +0000 http://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=13399#comment-735 Drive to the site of Elderwood Heights and tell me this is not prime farmland. Citrus Trees are planted from the roadside up to the top of the hill. Also, none of the neighbors in the immediate area were ever notified during this eight year time period.This development is about the money, not what is good for the area. Drive to the site of Elderwood Heights and tell me this is not prime farmland. Citrus Trees are planted from the roadside up to the top of the hill. Also, none of the neighbors in the immediate area were ever notified during this eight year time period.This development is about the money, not what is good for the area.

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