Nipomo News and Publications

Christian Academy eyes Nipomo- June 28, 1999 Michael Yparrea - Santa Maria Times
The search by Patterson Academy for a site in the south San Luis Obispo County to build a college-prep high school along with a pre-school and kindergarten may be over. The non-profit, public-benefit organization has set its sights on the east side of Nipomo. The group is in escrow for 100 acres of agriculturally zoned land, according to Michael Winn, headmaster of Patterson Academy.

Korea vet gets paper to back Purple Heart - By Janene Scully, Santa Maria Times, January 26, 1999
NIPOMO --A half century later, Korean veteran and Nipomo resident Richard Noia finally has the papers to back up his Purple Heart. Noia, 70, received the documentation during a Tuesday ceremony in Santa Maria at the offices of Representative Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara. He served as a first lieutenant with the Marine Corps in the Korean War. Dick is also an Internet docent at the Nipomo library and the president of the Grand Jurors Association in San Luis Obispo county.

Willow extension raises hackles - By Tom Murphy, Adobe Press, January 22, 1999
NIPOMO -- While county officials came out to explain the details of a proposed Willow Road extension Jan. 14, many residents expressed their concerns about one of the proposed frontage roads.

Woodlands okay received - By Jamie Hurley, Telegram-Tribune, November 13, 1998
NIPOMO MESA -- Development of a new community on the Nipomo Mesa was approved Thursday on a split vote by the county Planning Commission. PH Property Development Co. received permission to develop 1,320 homes on the 957-acre parcel east of Highway 1 and south of Willow Road. The Woodlands project also includes a 500-room hotel, 45 holes of golf over 300 acres, a 22-acre business park, a 12-acre village center that will include a park, lake, shopping and offices, and 207 acres of open space, parks and natural areas. The project is expected to be developed over 10 to 15 years.

Steps to the Dana West school site - Adobe Press, October 1998 NIPOMO - What steps are involved in selcting a school site? Acquiring a new school site is a complex process.

Nipomo is Expected to Grow - By Michael Yparrea, Adobe Press, August 1998
After years of slow-paced growth, the face of Nipomo is poised forever be changed in an explosion of development projects as developers and planners move into position a series of firsts.

Butterfly Palace - By Carol Roberts, Telegram-Tribune, July 6, 1998
The 'Butterfly Palace' is more than pie-in-the-sky dream to Central Coast woman. Watching western Monarch butterflies winter in a serene eucalyptus grove in Pismo Beach makes Sheila Boone want to preserve, protect and -- most of all -- share what's left of the Central Coast's special history and environment.

More homes approved for Black Lake - By Lore Lawrence Telegram-Tribune, April 29, 1998
The Board of Supervisors gave the green light Tuesday for an additional 44 homes in Nipomo's Black Lake Golf Course community without the use of transfer development credits (TDCs). The board voted 5-0 to approve a series of amendments to the Black Lake Specific Plan and the Land Use Element of the County General Plan.

The tug-of-war over Black Lake Canyon April 7, 1998 San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune
BLACK LAKE CANYON -- Environmental warrior Bill Denneen claims the battle to save the delicate Black Lake Canyon habitat is over -- and the other side won. "I wish there were more people wanting to protect it," said Denneen. "I feel overwhelmed and subdued.".

Nipomo Library looks to the future - By Tom Murphy, Santa Maria Times - March 6, 1998
NIPOMO - With a little more than the click of a mouse, the Nipomo Library increased its information base by more than 200 million volumes recently. The Nipomo Branch of the San Luis Obispo County Library is tiny in comparison to its colleagues in Arroyo Grande and San Luis Obispo. But in January, the West Tefft Street facility, barely a year old, started blazing a trail to cutting-edge technology as it was the first to offer public Internet access for the entire system.

Nipomo and State Water - by Marianne Danner, San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune
NIPOMO -- The Nipomo Community Services District is attempting to make yet another pass at getting state water. The district board has authorized its staff to begin working with Central Coast Water Authority and other county and state agencies to install a "turnout" or valve on the state water pipeline that could be connected to Nipomo's water system in an emergency.

A New World of Books Opens it's doors in Nipomo June 23, 1996 San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune
The new Nipomo Public Library has opened at 918 West Tefft St., right next to Dana Elementary School. Branch manager Rosalyn Pierini boasted Monday about its many reference books, novels, Hispanic and English collections, CD-ROMS, adult nonfiction and hundreds of children's books. The 6,350-square-foot facility has room for 18,000 books. Only 6,266 books had fit into the old 900-square-foot library on West Dana Street.

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