Mother Nature Does Her Thing, Even with a Record Breaking Drought
In spite of what is shaping up as yet another drought year, More Mesa is green and blooming. In one short walk we spotted Poppies, California Brittlebush, Blue-eyed Grass, Redmaids, Owl’s Clover and Miniature Lupine. Many of these were in profusion and all a joy to look at.
It’s lovely out there! (To view a list of More Mesa’s wildflowers go to link.)
As the year comes to a close, we would like to share some highlights of MMPC’s work in 2007: More Mesa was offered for sale in early January, at an asking price of $110 Million. There seem to be no serious buyers at this time. However, if the developable area on the 265 acre property…
El Niño: A New Feature on our Web Site Weather is critical to what happens on More Mesa. Drought and its effects on More Mesa have been discussed over the last several years. Now with a “too-big-to-fail” El Niño about to alleviate some of that drought, a new section Ecology->Climate and Weather, has been added…
GREAT NEWS! On April 13th, we passed the first hurdle on our Coastal Commission appeal of the Hacienda Vieja project! After a short presentation by MMPC, and one by the developer, members of the Coastal Commission voted overwhelmingly against their staff’s recommendation of “NO significant issues”. This means that, some time in the future, MMPC…
A note from the Board! Some of you may already be aware that I have been selected to be part of a committee tasked with conceiving a vision for the Eastern Goleta Valley (Second District) 20 years from now. The expectation is that this committee’s recommendations will eventually become a framework for the Goleta Community…
More Mesa For Sale Many of you may have heard More Mesa is for sale. This does not come as a surprise to us at the More Mesa Preservation Coalition (MMPC), since there have been persistent rumors to that effect for several months. With the official listing of the property, it is now clear that…
HACIENDA VIEJA There has been no update from the Coastal Commission staff on the Hacienda Vieja Project. It is probable that they will not complete their analysis for several months. We will keep you posted on developments as soon as we hear anything. USAGE SURVEY As we reported last month, MMPC has been out on…