More Changes on Our MMPC Web Site
Note: As far as MMPC is aware, the sale of More Mesa to a Saudi developer in late 2012 seems to have marked an end to the attempts of the Hawk team to develop More Mesa. Therefore all material related to this potential development has been removed from the MMPC web site.
Native Habitats on More Mesa Among the many ecological treasures of More Mesa are its plants and plant assemblages, also known as habitats. Six habitats, Oak Woodland, Riparian, Chaparral, Grasslands, Wetlands, and Coastal Sage Scrub, are listed in the Biological Resources Report released a year ago. While we have provided a link to native plants on…
Latest News About More Mesa On August 10, Valerie Olson (MMPC Board Chair) and Linda Krop (Chief Counsel of the Environmental Defense Center and MMPC’s attorney) represented the More Mesa Preservation Coalition at a California Coastal Commission hearing in Calabasas. The hearing was in regard to the County of Santa Barbara’s Eastern Goleta Valley Community…
Babies, Babies, Babies East: In spite of the very high, and continuous, winds we have been experiencing over the past weeks and months, More Mesa’s eastern kite pair have already hatched, and fledged, three chicks! A sightings report, filed through our web site, has confirmed that there are, indeed, three juveniles … already out of…
As many of you may already know, More Mesa was sold to a Saudi investor in mid-December. Obviously MMPC is disappointed that the seller offered the property to the community for $35 million, but subsequently sold to the new owner for $25 million. However, we look forward to working with the new owner in a…
Hacienda Vieja Project MORE MESA PRESERVATION COALITION FILES APPEAL: As reported in last month’s news, the Planning Commission approved a redesigned Hacienda Vieja Project with two of the four houses having two-stories. Because of our avowed commitment to protect all of More Mesa, including impacts to it from the periphery, we felt it necessary to…
Change on our MMPC Web Site Note: As far as MMPC is aware, the sale of More Mesa to a Saudi developer in late 2012 seems to have marked an end to the attempts of the Hawk team to develop More Mesa. Therefore all material related to this potential development has been removed from the MMPC…