The Woodlands Development Project

The Woodlands Project was put before the Chamber of commerce in august of 1998 after which it went to the state for final approval. There are two main groups that have interest in Woodlands. One group, The Nipomo Community Advisory Community, is very opposed to the project. There are two main reasons for this opposition. The first is the fact that for water, the Woodlands community will have to drill wells. That in its self is not a problem, however, the wells that they are considering drilling will be 850 feet deep. That concerns this group because out of all the wells that provide the Nipomo mesa with water none are more than 350 feet deep. That means that if there is a drought, the water table could go lower than normal with the extra draw from Woodlands. While woodlands has water, The Nipomo Mesa may not. The second cause for this stir is that in order for the Woodlands Community to be built, the growth cap on Nipomo would have to be raised considerably from 2.4 percent to 6 percent. These to Factors have lead The Nipomo Community Advisory Community to protest the Woodlands Community

The Second group that is for the Woodlands Project is The Collation for Rural Conservation. This group believes that The Woodlands Community is exactly what Nipomo needs. They believe that what these developers are planning to put in will help to better us economically. The plan calls for 235 acres of residential, 9 acres of commercial, 18 acres resort hotel, 22 acres of business, and 587 acres of parks and open space. On the residential plot they will place 1320 "units". The commercial plot will make up a retail village. The group is pleased with the amount of housing and the size of the plot set specifically for parks and open space.